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BeST-AID Study for Low Vision Rehabilitation

This study, called BeST-AID, is looking at how well follow-up training for people with low vision works when delivered remotely (telerehabilitation) compared to in-person visits. The goal is to help people use magnification devices or visual assistive mobile apps more effectively for daily activities like reading, which can improve their quality of life. We are looking for adults aged 18 and older who have low vision due to any eye disease and have recently received a new magnification device (like a hand-held magnifier or electronic video magnifier). The study aims to see if telerehabilitation is just as good as in-office care. The study is currently recruiting participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 350 participants. It compares telerehabilitation to in-office care.
What's involved
You would receive evaluation and training with magnification or visual assistive devices. Your activity levels will be measured at several points over 13 months after receiving your device.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 13 months after receiving a magnification device, with measurements taken at 1, 4, 8, 12, and 13 months.

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NCT06107881

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

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of California, Los Angeles
~350 participants
Updated 2025-09-23 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Low Vision Rehabilitation

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 9 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Activity Inventory
Measured over changes from 1 month to 4 months to 8 months to 12 months to 13 months after receiving a magnification device

Conditions

Low Vision
Low Vision Aids

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 9 sites. 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

  • Boston University Eye Associates, Inc.

    Brockton, Massachusettsno site contact published

    Not yet recruiting

  • Chan Family Optometry

    Grass Valley, Californiano site contact published

    Not yet recruiting

  • Frank Stein & Paul S. May Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation at The Eye Institute

    San Francisco, Californiano site contact published

    Not yet recruiting

  • Mid-Michigan Eye Care

    Midland, Michiganno site contact published

    Not yet recruiting

  • New England College of Optometry

    Boston, Massachusettsno site contact published

    Not yet recruiting

  • See What You Miss Optometry

    Santa Monica, Californiano site contact published

    Not yet recruiting

  • Southern Califonia College of Optometry

    Fullerton, Californiano site contact published

    Not yet 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 · University of California, Los Angeles

Who to contact

UCLA Study Coordinator
[email protected]
310-794-5602
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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.

Exclusion

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.

What this trial measures

  • Activity Inventorychanges from 1 month to 4 months to 8 months to 12 months to 13 months after receiving a magnification device

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