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Emergency Egress and Information System for Persons With Vision Loss

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00262509
First received: December 2, 2005
Last updated: May 17, 2011
Last verified: May 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of the research project is to develop and evaluate an emergency egress system for persons with visual impairment, which would use existing lighted exit signage to provide egress information at a distance of up to 100 feet.


Condition Intervention
Blindness
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Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Official Title: Emergency Egress and Information System for Persons With Vision Loss

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Rehabilitation
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Wayfinding Errors [ Time Frame: 3 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 72
Study Start Date: September 2008
Study Completion Date: April 2009
Primary Completion Date: December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1
Use of talking exit signage
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Use of talking exit signage to be detected with electronic badge

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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must Be Blind with no better vision than light perception
  • Must be able to walk the necessary distances, i.e., three hours of intermittent indoor walking
  • OMCT (Orientation-Memory Concentration Test) of 10 or less

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients currently being treated at Atlanta VA Medical Center
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00262509

Locations
United States, Georgia
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur
Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033
Sponsors and Collaborators
Department of Veterans Affairs
Investigators
Principal Investigator: David Ross, MSEE Med Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Ross, David - Principal Investigator, Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00262509     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: C3905R
Study First Received: December 2, 2005
Last Updated: May 17, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:
Rehabilitation
Sensory Aid

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Emergencies
Blindness
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Vision Disorders
 Sensation Disorders
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Eye Diseases
Signs and Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013