NCT04483882

Tactile Low Vision Labeling of Ophthalmic Drops

Utility and Efficacy of Tactile Labeling of Ophthalmic Drops for Identity and Frequency of Administration in Low Vision

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is an evaluation of a tactile labeling strategy developed in the Ophthalmology Clinical Research Center at University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in collaboration with the UTMB Maker Space to improve low vision patients capability to identify their topical ophthalmic drop treatments and the frequency with which they should be administered. The labeling strategy includes protrusions as frequency markers and shapes to differentiate between treatments of similar frequency prescription.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is an evaluation of a tactile labeling strategy developed in the Ophthalmology Clinical Research Center at University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in collaboration with the UTMB Maker Space to improve low vision patients capability to identify their topical ophthalmic drop treatments and the frequency with which they should be administered. The labeling strategy includes protrusions as frequency markers and shapes to differentiate between treatments of similar frequency prescription. The first aim is to evaluate the patient capability to identify the number of protrusions and therefore the frequency of administration prescribed. This should be completed in a timeframe that is not frustrating or problematic to the patient in practice. The second aim is to evaluate the patient ability to differentiate between drugs with similar frequencies based on a shape on the frequency protrusions in a tactile manner. This also should be completed in a timeframe that is not over burdensome or frustrating to the patient. The protocol is designed to evaluate this tactile labeling design in the population it is designed to support.

Conditions

• Low Vision Aids

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Tactile Labels for Drug identity and dose frequency	The tactile labeling proposed in this protocol is rigid labeling. A ring-clip has an inner diameter of 12.5cm, an outer diameter of 16 cm, and a height of 1.5 cm. The ring is cut at 2 cm to form a semi-circle allowing it to be clipped onto the bottleneck. The ring clip fits most if not all prescription eye drop bottles. The individual protrusions with shapes at the end can be cut off by the pharmacist to match the frequency of administration prescribed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-07-24
• Primary completion: 2021-12-15
• Completion: 2021-12-15
• First posted: 2020-07-23
• Last updated: 2021-12-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States