Predictors of Driving Performance and Successful Mobility - Rehabilitation in Patients With Medical Eye Condition

January 20, 2009 updated by: US Department of Veterans Affairs
There are two diseases in particular that may have serious consequences for driving and mobility due to their potentially severe impact on visual function: glaucoma and diabetic neuropathy. In this project we will develop predictive models of driving for these patients and will train them to use low-vision aids to improve driving mobility. We will determine how best to train patients with hemianopic field loss due to cerebral vascular accidents and identify predictors of long-term success in the use of low-vision aids.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

There are two diseases in particular that may have serious consequences for driving and mobility due to their potentially severe impact on visual function: glaucoma and diabetic neuropathy. Both these diseases can potentially result in significant peripheral visual field loss, sometimes coupled with decreased visual acuity. We have previously demonstrated that each of these visual losses alone can have significant impact on driving and mobility performance. In this project we will develop predictive models of driving for these patients and apply our extensive expertise in training patients to use low-vision aids to improve driving mobility. A second question that will be addressed is how to best train scanning patients with hemianopic field loss due to cerebral vascular accidents. We propose to configure the prisms in a bioptic form similar to previously used for amorphic lenses in RP and for bioptic telescopes for patients in macular disease. The third problem that will be addressed is the identification of predictors of long-term success in the use of low-vision aids.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

30

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States
        • VAMC (West Side)

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Eye impairment

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

  • Nancy Rocheleau, Program Analyst, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service
  • John Fryer, Ph. D., Asst. Director, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 1999

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2002

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 14, 2001

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 15, 2001

First Posted (Estimate)

March 16, 2001

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 21, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2009

Last Verified

January 1, 2001

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • C1982R

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