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Socially Assistive Robots for Magnification Device Use in Low Vision

This study is exploring if a Socially Assistive Robot can help people with low vision use their reading magnification devices more effectively. The robot will talk with you to encourage and motivate you to use your devices at home. The goal is to help you become more skilled with your magnifier, which could reduce difficulties with daily activities like reading. We are looking for 20 adults, aged 18 or older, who have vision loss from any eye disease and have received a magnification device (like a hand-held magnifier or electronic video magnifier) from the UCLA Vision Rehabilitation Center. We will measure how your daily activities change between one month after joining and two to three months after you start using the robot. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 20 participants. It is designed to evaluate a new approach to rehabilitation.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your activity levels will be measured between one month post-enrollment and two to three months after receiving the socially assistive robot.

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NCT04190134

Socially Assistive Robots to Enhance Magnification Device Use for Reading

UNKNOWN
PHASE1Ages 18+InterventionalSupportive care
University of California, Los Angeles
~20 participants
Updated 2024-07-19 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Socially Assistive Robot for Low Vision Rehabilitation

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Activity Inventory
Measured over change from 1 month post-enrollment to 2-3 months after receiving the socially assistive robot

Conditions

Low Vision

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • UCLA Stein Eye Institute

    Los Angeles, Californiastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • 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

Who to contact

Ava K Bittner, OD, PhD
[email protected]
310-206-4649
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Individuals with any level of vision loss due to any ocular disease,
age 18 and older,
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.

Exclusion

schedules not permitting participation in planned study sessions or visits (including planning to move or take extended vacation during study period),
inability to understand study procedures or communicate responses to visual stimuli in a consistent manner (cognitive impairment as per TICS),
substance abuse,
significant hearing loss (unable to hear communication by phone or from robot),
significant medical condition likely to limit participation or lifespan,
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.

What this trial measures

  • Activity Inventorychange from 1 month post-enrollment to 2-3 months after receiving the socially assistive robot

    questionnaire; scores will be Rasch analyzed in logic units with higher or positive scores indicating less difficulty (i.e., improvement)