NCT03046485

Use of Self-management Group to Improve Quality of Life in Patients With Low Vision

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess if Attending an Interactive, Self-management Group, 'Living With Vision Loss', in Addition to Having Vision Rehabilitation in Our Clinic, Improves Patients' Quality of Life

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 95 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

120 Patients with visual acuity \<6/12 will be randomized to receive either usual care or participate in a 6-week, 2 hour 'Living with Vision Loss' program led by trained leaders. We hypothesize that a structured self-management low-vision rehabilitation program provides a greater improvement in participation in daily activities, and improves quality of life in vision-impaired people compared to the provision of the usual low vision rehabilitation services. We also plan to document barriers that prevent patients with low vision (visual acuity \<6/12) from participating in self-management course.

Conditions

• Age Related Macular Degeneration

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Self management program 'Living with Vision Loss'	group met for 6 weeks, 2 hours per week, to discuss strategies for living with low vision

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-05-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2017-02-08
• Last updated: 2017-02-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States