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Restricted Useful Field View as a Risk Factor in Older Adults

Sponsor
US Department of Veterans Affairs (U.S. Fed)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00013351
Collaborator
(none)
150
Enrollment
1
Location
35
Duration (Months)
4.3
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The relationship between Useful Field of Vision (UFOV) and falls taken by the elderly will be investigated. UFOV is a test which measures visual attention. The test has been used in correlating the visual attention in the elderly with their driving safety record. The test is administered using a computer and consists of three parts: a) subject views figures which appear in the center of the computer screen and identified them as quickly as possible; b)the subject has to identify figures in the center of the screen while at the same time point to another symbol which will appear in one of eight places on the outer portion of the screen;

  1. the third section is similar to the second except while the subject is identifying and pointing there is a background noise.
Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Procedure: Prevention of Falls

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Restricted Useful Field View as a Risk Factor in Older Adults
Study Start Date :
Apr 1, 1998
Actual Study Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2001

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No

    Vision impaired adults at risk for falls

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 VAMC, Decatur Decatur Georgia United States

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • US Department of Veterans Affairs

    Investigators

    • : John Fryer, Ph.D. Asst. Director, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service
    • : Nancy Rocheleau, Program Analyst, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00013351
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • C1830R
    First Posted:
    Mar 16, 2001
    Last Update Posted:
    Jan 21, 2009
    Last Verified:
    Jan 1, 2001
    Keywords provided by , ,
    Aging adult, attention, falls, vision

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jan 21, 2009