N/A N=4 Treatment

Visuomotor Rehabilitation Training for Manual Task Deficits From Macular Scotomas

Scotoma, Central · Central Visual Impairment

Bottom Line

View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01691027 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Feb 2018

Primary outcome: Primary: Improvement in Eye-hand Coordination — 42.8; 45.4; 30.4; 71.0 Percentage

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Visuo-motor training (Behavioral)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 55+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Primary completion: Jul 2015

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Improvement in Eye-hand Coordination	42.8; 45.4; 30.4; 71.0; 76.8; 54.8	—
SECONDARY Stylus to Eclipse Area	45.2; 77.6; 39.4; 40.8; 26.8; 22.6	—

Summary

The research is aimed at developing and testing a new method of visual-motor rehabilitation of Veterans with macular degeneration by using inexpensive "tablet" computers at home.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Bilateral macular scotomas
Preferred Retinal Locus (PRL) in at least one eye
Visual acuity 20/400 or better in at least one eye
No peripheral visual field loss
No medications that could affect motor control
Normal arm/hand range of motion
Pass cognitive ability exam

Exclusion Criteria

No macular scotomas
Visual acuity of 20/30 or better
Medications that affect motor control
Limited arm/hand range of motion
Fail cognitive ability exam

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01691027). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.