Status:

TERMINATED

Words on the Brain: Can Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Vision Impairment Improve Cognitive Functioning?

Lead Sponsor:

Université de Montréal

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Age-related Macular Degeneration

Dementia

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Age-related vision impairment and dementia both become more prevalent with increasing age. Research into the mechanisms of these conditions has proposed that some of their causes (e.g., macular degene...

Detailed Description

The research questions are the following: 1. Does low vision rehabilitation reduce reading effort? 2. If so, does reduced reading effort increase reading activity, 3. If so, does increased reading ac...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Able to communicate in either English or French
  • Impairment of central vision, affecting acuity due to any diagnosis
  • Visual acuity in the better eye with best standard correction of 20/60 or less
  • Potential benefit from magnification or other reading rehabilitation interventions, as determined by rehabilitation professional.
  • Client dossier with one of the partnering rehabilitation agencies.

Exclusion

  • Complete blindness
  • Inability to communicate verbally
  • Inability to independently give informed written consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 16 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 28 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

38 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04276610

Start Date

May 16 2017

End Date

March 28 2023

Last Update

April 3 2023

Active Locations (2)

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Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille du CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre

Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, J4K 5G4

2

Centre de réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay du CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4B 1R3