Problem Solving Training and Low Vision Rehabilitation

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00545220

Enrollment

430

Registered

2007-10-17

Start date

2007-10-31

Completion date

2015-12-31

Last updated

2016-02-19

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Conditions

Low Vision

Brief summary

Vision loss can result in feelings of frustration, helplessness, anxiety, depression, and anger, which compromise a person's activities of everyday living. While emotional distress may resolve in some persons without intervention, unmanaged and persistent distress places the person at risk for continued decrements in health status and the potential development of more severe conditions (i.e., depression, poor health outcomes). Persons with low vision will be recruited and randomly assigned to either an innovative, problem-solving training (PST) intervention group designed specifically for persons with low vision or a sham intervention/control group. Primary and secondary outcomes will be assessed at baseline prior to intervention and at 3 month follow-up, 7 month follow-up, 12 month follow-up, and 24 month follow-up by a research interviewer masked to participants' randomization. This project will: (1) demonstrate how specified physical and emotional outcomes of persons with low vision change across time, (2) evaluate the effectiveness of a PST intervention that will be delivered to persons with low vision; and (3) identify persons with low vision who are at risk for adverse emotional and health outcomes.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALproblem-solving training

BEHAVIORALsham intervention

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* +19 yrs of age * Underwent a low vision rehabilitation initial eye exam * No more than 2 errors on cognitive on cognitive screening measure (SPBS) * Must have access to telephone * No significant hearing problems * No significant communication problems * Speaks fluent English

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)	baseline, 3months, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026