IMPORTANT: Listing of a study on this site does not reflect endorsement by the National Institutes of Health. Talk with a trusted healthcare professional before volunteering for a study. 
Improving Vision and Quality of Life in the Nursing Home
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Collaborators:
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
First received: June 30, 2006
Last updated: March 12, 2010
Last verified: March 2010
- Full Text View
- Tabular View
- No Study Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
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 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Improving Vision and Quality of Life in the Nursing Home |
Resource links provided by NLM:
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 |
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 (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| 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
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00347620
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00347620
Locations
| United States, Alabama | |
| Integrated Health Services at Briarcliff | |
| Alabaster, Alabama, United States, 35007 | |
| Shelby Ridge Nursing Home | |
| Alabaster, Alabama, United States, 35007 | |
| Livingston Health Care Center | |
| Bessemer, Alabama, United States, 35020 | |
| Southgate Village | |
| Bessemer, Alabama, United States, 35020 | |
| Beverly Healthcare Meadowood | |
| Bessemer, Alabama, United States, 35023 | |
| Fair Haven Retirement Center | |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35210 | |
| Beverly Healthcare Center Forestdale | |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35214 | |
| Beverly Healthcare East | |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35215 | |
| South Haven | |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35226 | |
| Fairview Health & Rehabilitation Center | |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35228 | |
| Estes Nursing Facility Civic Center | |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35234 | |
| Estes Nursing Facility Northway | |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35234 | |
| Beverly Healthcare Riverchase | |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35244 | |
| Beverly Health Care Center West | |
| Fairfield, Alabama, United States, 35964 | |
| The Self Nursing Home, Inc | |
| Hueytown, Alabama, United States, 35023 | |
| Beverly Healthcare Pleasant Grove | |
| Pleasant Grove, Alabama, United States, 35127 | |
| Consult America Cottage Hills | |
| 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 automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00347620 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
2000-072 |
| Study First Received: | June 30, 2006 |
| Last Updated: | March 12, 2010 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
Cataract Refractive Errors Lens Diseases Eye Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 22, 2017