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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1
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