Status:

UNKNOWN

Advanced Spatiomotor Rehabilitation for Navigation in Blindness & Visual Impairment

Lead Sponsor:

Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

Conditions:

Blindness

Blindness, Acquired

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

One of the most challenging tasks for blind and visually impaired individuals is navigation through a complex environment. The goal of the present multidisciplinary study is to increase spatial-cognit...

Detailed Description

The investigators propose a radical new multidisciplinary approach to navigation training in blindness and visual impairment. Successful navigation requires the development of an accurate and flexible...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Behavioral Studies:
  • Vision from \< 20/500 to NLP (No Light Perception)
  • Brain Imaging Studies:
  • Vision from \< 20/500 to NLP
  • Within average gender range for height +/-1 standard deviation
  • Within average gender range for weight +/-1 standard deviation
  • Comfortable with MRI procedures

Exclusion

  • Behavioral Studies:
  • Neurological deficits
  • Inability to normally control lower or upper extremities
  • Inability to hear and understand instructions.
  • Brain Imaging Studies:
  • All standard MRI exclusion criteria, such as having any metallic objects in the body, or being too large to fit or operate comfortably in the scanner bore.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 15 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05377853

Start Date

February 15 2022

End Date

February 1 2024

Last Update

November 22 2023

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Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

San Francisco, California, United States, 94115