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VISIBLE Study (Visual Intervention Strategy Incorporating Bifocal & Long-distance Eyewear)

NCT00350389 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 606

Last updated 2015-06-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the provision of supplementary plain distance glasses for outdoor use to older users multifocal glasses will reduce falls rates over a 12 month period.

Conditions

  • Falls

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Outdoor use of plain distance glasses with counselling

Provision of single lens glasses, glasses aids, counselling, updated multifocal glasses if required

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • South Eastern Area Health Service

    collaborator OTHER

  • Northern Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of New South Wales

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephen R Lord, PhD · University of New South Wales

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-08-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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