Status:

COMPLETED

Low Vision Intervention Trial II (LOVIT II)

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Central Vision Loss From Macular Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study will determine if the interdisciplinary team low vision rehabilitation program is more effective than basic low vision care provided by an optometrist working alone in improving visual read...

Detailed Description

Key Questions: The purpose of our proposed single-masked multicenter randomized controlled trial is to determine if the Interdisciplinary Team approach to low vision service delivery is more effective...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Primary eye diagnosis (better seeing Eye) macular disease
  • Best-corrected visual acuity (better seeing eye) 20/50-20/200

Exclusion

  • Does not have a telephone
  • Does not speak English
  • Has received interdisciplinary low vision services
  • English literacy less that 5th grade reading level
  • Failed TICS
  • Unable or unwilling to attend required clinic visits
  • Severe hearing impairment preventing administration of telephone questionnaires
  • Planned cataract extraction in next 4 months
  • Visual fields contracted to diameter of 20 degrees in better-seeing eye
  • Vitreous hemorrhage or serous hemorrhagic detachment of macula
  • CNVM treated with fewer than 3 anti-VEGF injections
  • Diabetic macular edema (DME) treated with focal/grid laser within the last two months
  • DME treated with intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF or intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) within the last two months
  • Cystoid macular edema (CME) treated with topical (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) NSAIDS, topical steroids or IVTA within the last three months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

323 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00958360

Start Date

August 1 2010

End Date

September 1 2015

Last Update

August 25 2016

Active Locations (7)

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1

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL

Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141-5000

2

Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201

3

Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220

4

Dayton VA Medical Center, Dayton, OH

Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45428