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Improving Vision and Quality of Life in the Nursing Home

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Alabama at Birmingham Retirement Research Foundation National Institute on Aging (NIA) National Eye Institute (NEI) Research to Prevent Blindness EyeSight Foundation of Alabama Pearle Vision Foundation
Information provided by:	University of Alabama at Birmingham
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00347620

Purpose

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate whether interventions to improve vision in nursing home residents have an impact on residents' health-related quality of life. The interventions being evaluated are correction of refractive error (near-sightedness, far-sightedness, presbyopia) and cataract surgery.

Condition	Intervention
Refractive Error Cataract	Device: spectacles Procedure: Cataract Surgery

Genetics Home Reference related topics:

Cataract

MedlinePlus related topics:

Cataract Nursing Homes Refractive Errors Surgery

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Improving Vision and Quality of Life in the Nursing Home

Further study details as provided by University of Alabama at Birmingham:

Primary Outcome Measures:

vision-targeted health-related quality of life

Secondary Outcome Measures:

depression
generic health-related quality of life
functional independence
participation in group activities
physical activities
falls
life space

Estimated Enrollment:	400
Study Start Date:	August 2000
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2003

Detailed Description:

The purpose of this project is two-fold: 1.) to establish the psychometric properties of the Nursing Home Vision-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) instrument, and; 2.) to evaluate the responsiveness of this instrument. Responsiveness will be assessed in two independent preliminary prospective intervention evaluations. The first responsiveness evaluation will involve a new spectacle intervention and the second will involve first eye cataract surgery. In addition, we will examine the association between the responsiveness of this instrument, and changes in visual functioning measures and other demographic variables.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	60 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

at least 60 years of age or older
expected to stay in facility foe at least 8 months
stable medical condition
moderately cognitively impaired or better

Exclusion Criteria:

those not meeting inclusion criteria

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00347620

Locations


United States, Alabama
	Fairview Health & Rehabilitation Center
	Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35228
	Beverly Health Care Center West
	Fairfield, Alabama, United States, 35964
	Beverly Healthcare Meadowood
	Bessemer, Alabama, United States, 35023
	The Self Nursing Home, Inc
	Hueytown, Alabama, United States, 35023
	Estes Nursing Facility Civic Center
	Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35234
	Beverly Healthcare East
	Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35215
	Integrated Health Services at Briarcliff
	Alabaster, Alabama, United States, 35007
	South Haven
	Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35226
	Fair Haven Retirement Center
	Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35210
	Consult America Cottage Hills
	Pleasant Grove, Alabama, United States, 35127
	Livingston Health Care Center
	Bessemer, Alabama, United States, 35020
	Southgate Village
	Bessemer, Alabama, United States, 35020
	Shelby Ridge Nursing Home
	Alabaster, Alabama, United States, 35007
	Beverly Healthcare Riverchase
	Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35244
	Beverly Healthcare Center Forestdale
	Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35214
	Estes Nursing Facility Northway
	Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35234
	Beverly Healthcare Pleasant Grove
	Pleasant Grove, Alabama, United States, 35127

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Retirement Research Foundation

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

National Eye Institute (NEI)

Research to Prevent Blindness

EyeSight Foundation of Alabama

Pearle Vision Foundation

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH	University of Alabama at Birmingham

More Information

Publications indexed to this study:

Owsley C, McGwin G Jr, Scilley K, Meek GC, Seker D, Dyer A. Effect of refractive error correction on health-related quality of life and depression in older nursing home residents. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Nov;125(11):1471-7.

Study ID Numbers:	2000-072
First Received:	June 30, 2006
Last Updated:	June 30, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00347620
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Cataract

Quality of Life

Lens Diseases

Refractive Errors

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Eye Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 03, 2008