RECRUITING

Socially Assistive Robots to Enhance Magnification Device Use for Reading

Conditions

Study Overview

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Description

The aims of this exploratory research project are to customize, deploy and evaluate the preliminary efficacy of a socially assistive robot as a novel approach to motivate and encourage optimal, long-term use of new magnification devices for reading in individuals with vision loss. The goals are to promote patient acceptance, adherence and skills reinforcement to achieve proficiency in the use of the magnifier, in order to attempt to reduce visual disability while performing important daily activities, such as reading tasks. This is a high priority given the increasing prevalence of low vision, paucity of low vision rehabilitation providers, and barriers related to access to care, such as transportation and geography, all of which motivate the development of this complementary approach for the provision of additional support at home by the socially assistive robot.

Official Title

Development of a Behavioral Intervention With Socially Assistive Robots to Enhance Magnification Device Use for Reading

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-04-22
Study Completion:2025-02
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04190134

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Individuals with any level of vision loss due to any ocular disease,
  2. * age 18 and older,
  3. * received a magnification device(s) (i.e., hand-held optical magnifiers, portable electronic video magnifiers, some stand magnifiers and CCTVs) from the UCLA Vision Rehabilitation Center.
  1. * schedules not permitting participation in planned study sessions or visits (including planning to move or take extended vacation during study period),
  2. * inability to understand study procedures or communicate responses to visual stimuli in a consistent manner (cognitive impairment as per TICS),
  3. * substance abuse,
  4. * significant hearing loss (unable to hear communication by phone or from robot),
  5. * significant medical condition likely to limit participation or lifespan,
  6. * their magnifier device has features that would not work in conjunction with the beacon sensors: (1) hands-free and do not have a place where the patient's hand is holding the device during use (therefore, they would not register a significant change in temperature), and/or (2) no surface area of at least 1"x1" to which the beacon sensor could be attached without interfering with the device.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Ava K Bittner, OD, PhD
CONTACT
310-206-4649
abittner@mednet.ucla.edu
Andrea Obligacion
CONTACT
310-206-9566
AObligacion@mednet.ucla.edu

Principal Investigator

Ava K Bittner, OD, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UCLA Stein Eye Institute; Vision Rehabilitation Center
Maja J Mataric, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
USC Interaction Lab; Viterbi School of Engineering

Study Locations (Sites)

UCLA Stein Eye Institute
Los Angeles, California, 90095
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles

  • Ava K Bittner, OD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UCLA Stein Eye Institute; Vision Rehabilitation Center
  • Maja J Mataric, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, USC Interaction Lab; Viterbi School of Engineering

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-04-22
Study Completion Date2025-02

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-04-22
Study Completion Date2025-02

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • robot

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Low Vision