Status:
RECRUITING
Visual Frailty in Ageing
Lead Sponsor:
University of Edinburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
NHS Lothian
Conditions:
Frailty
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to define visual frailty and refine monitoring for an ageing population. It involves piloting a visual frailty assessment tool in a cohort of patients aged 60 a...
Detailed Description
This is a mixed methods observational cross-sectional study that will consist of designing a tool to measure visual frailty and piloting it in a cohort of participants in the ageing population. The st...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants should be residents of Scotland aged 60 years and above with a known diagnosis of advanced AMD.
- The patients should be receiving treatment from Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (PAEP) for at least 6 months and should be responding positively to the treatment. This is to rule out poor results due to either not receiving medication or non-compliance.
- The participants should be able to provide informed consent before taking part in the study.
Exclusion
- Participants who cannot speak and read English language will not be included in this pilot study. However, non-English speakers will be included in the future together with interpreters at the validation phase of the developed tool.
- Participants who have undergone invasive ocular surgery like cataract extraction in their previous visit.
- The potential participants who fail to provide or do not provide informed consent will not be included in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 9 2025
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06604104
Start Date
April 9 2025
End Date
February 1 2026
Last Update
September 30 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH3 9HA
2
Anne Rowling Clinic
Edinburgh, United Kingdom