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Visual Performance Measures in a Virtual Reality Environment for Assessing Clinical Trial Outcomes in Those With Severely Reduced Vision

United Kingdom20 participantsStarted 2018-10-01

Plain-language summary

Purpose: To validate a newly developed battery of performance-based tests of visual function to be presented using virtual reality. The tests are intended as potential outcome measures for clinical trials of treatments of eye disease: they measure visual performance in patients with low vision on visual tasks that a relevant for daily life.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Male and female participants
✓. Age 20-50
✓. Bilateral sight impairment due to Stargardt's disease, retinitis pigmentosa or albinism.
✓. Sight impairment criteria are as follows:

Exclusion criteria

✕. Any physical impairment that would make use of the virtual reality headset difficult or unsafe.
✕. A history of vertigo or dizziness.

What they're measuring

Test repeatability

Timeframe: All statistical analysis will take place once all data collection has ended, average 1 year.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04281732

SponsorQueen's University, Belfast

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2020-09-30

Contact for this trial

Ruth Hogg, PhD

02890971654 r.e.hogg@qub.ac.uk

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