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Project Magnify - A Comparison of Two Strategies to Improve Reading Ability

NCT00366392 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2007-10-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of Project Magnify is to determine which of the two current strategies (large print versus optical aids) for helping visually impaired students improve their reading abilities works better. Our hypothesis is that optical aids work better than providing the student with large print materials. Since large print materials are of one size only, and the level of visual impairments among students varies greatly, it seems apparent that large print materials will work well for some students, but not for all. An optical aid designed for each individual student's level of impairment seems to hold more promise in helping each student reach their maximum level of performance. Although Project Magnify is designed to increase reading abilities, it is expected that students will also develop greater independence and confidence in home and community activities that require the use of vision.

Conditions

  • Vision, Low

Interventions

DEVICE

Optical Aids

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephen Morse, MD · Medical University of South Carolina

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Completion
2007-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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