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Evaluation of a Standardised Orientation and Mobility Training in Older Adults With Low Vision

NCT00946062 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 190

Last updated 2013-11-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is:

1. to develop a standardised orientation and mobility training (O\&M-training) in the use of an identification/symbol cane by older adults with low vision, and;
2. to evaluate this newly developed standardised O\&M-training with respect to effectiveness and feasibility in a randomised controlled trial.

Conditions

  • Low Vision
  • Aged

Interventions

OTHER

orientation and mobility training

orientation and mobility training

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

    collaborator OTHER

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • G.I.J.M. Kempen, PhD · Maastricht University, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-07-31
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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