Beacon Sensors and Telerehabilitation to Assess and Improve Use of Devices (BeST-AID) for Low Vision

Description

One goal of this research is to conduct a non-inferiority trial of telerehabilitation versus in-office care to provide follow-up training to individuals with low vision to enhance their quality of life by using magnification devices and/or visual assistive mobile apps for important daily activities, such as reading and/or other valued 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, which can be essentially eliminated with telerehabilitation. Another goal of this project is to determine whether significant changes in environmental data collected by Bluetooth low energy beacon sensors can be used as a solution to monitor and indicate when low vision patients' have abandoned the use of their magnification devices, which has the potential to substantially enhance patient management by providing timely low vision rehabilitation services.

Conditions

Low Vision, Low Vision Aids

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Study overview

One goal of this research is to conduct a non-inferiority trial of telerehabilitation versus in-office care to provide follow-up training to individuals with low vision to enhance their quality of life by using magnification devices and/or visual assistive mobile apps for important daily activities, such as reading and/or other valued 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, which can be essentially eliminated with telerehabilitation. Another goal of this project is to determine whether significant changes in environmental data collected by Bluetooth low energy beacon sensors can be used as a solution to monitor and indicate when low vision patients' have abandoned the use of their magnification devices, which has the potential to substantially enhance patient management by providing timely low vision rehabilitation services.

Beacon Sensors and Telerehabilitation to Assess and Improve Use of Devices (BeST-AID) for Low Vision

Beacon Sensors and Telerehabilitation to Assess and Improve Use of Devices (BeST-AID) for Low Vision

Condition
Low Vision
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Fullerton

Southern Califonia College of Optometry, Fullerton, California, United States, 92831

Grass Valley

Chan Family Optometry, Grass Valley, California, United States, 95945

Los Angeles

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

San Francisco

Frank Stein & Paul S. May Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation at The Eye Institute, San Francisco, California, United States, 94102

Santa Monica

See What You Miss Optometry, Santa Monica, California, United States, 90401

Boston

New England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Brockton

Boston University Eye Associates, Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts, United States, 02301

Midland

Mid-Michigan Eye Care, Midland, Michigan, United States, 48640

Omaha

University of Nebraska: Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation at the Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198

Alexandria

Low Vision Services, PLC: Low Vision Learning Center, Alexandria, Virginia, United States, 22314

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * adults with any level of vision loss due to any ocular disease who are age 18 and older, and who have received new magnification device(s) for the first time (i.e., hand-held optical magnifiers, portable electronic video magnifiers, high near add powers of +4.00 or greater, visual assistive mobile apps for their smartphone/tablet, some stand magnifiers and CCTVs) from one of our participating low vision rehabilitation sites at the four academic centers and one private practice.
  • * schedules not permitting participation in planned study visits (including planning to move far from their clinical provider's office within the first 4-months of the study (i.e., cannot attend in-office visits) or take extended vacation that would not allow them to complete study procedures during the first four months of the study period),
  • * inability to understand study procedures or communicate responses to visual stimuli in a consistent manner (greater than mild cognitive impairment as per TICS),
  • * substance abuse,
  • * significant hearing loss (unable to hear communication by phone or via videoconferencing),
  • * significant medical condition likely to limit participation or lifespan,
  • * individuals who require other types of LVR training or intervention (e.g., psychosocial).
  • * For Bluetooth low energy beacon sensors, exclusion would occur if 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), (2) no surface area of at least 1"x1" to which the beacon sensor could be attached without interfering with the device, or (3) use of visual assistive mobile apps only.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, Los Angeles,

Ava K Bittner, OD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Record Dates

2028-06-30