A randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of strategies delivering low vision rehabilitation: design and baseline characteristics of study participants

Ophthalmic Epidemiology
Beula ChristyGullapalli N Rao

Abstract

To design a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare the effectiveness of four different strategies to deliver low vision rehabilitation services. The four arms of the RCT comprised-center based rehabilitation, home based rehabilitation, a mix of center based and home based rehabilitation, and center based rehabilitation with home based non interventional supplementary visits by rehabilitation workers. Outcomes were assessed 9 months after baseline and included measuring changes in adaptation to age-related vision loss, quality of life, impact of vision impairment and effectiveness of low vision rehabilitation training. The socio-demographic and vision characteristics of the sample in each of the 4 arms were compared to ensure that outcomes are not associated with differences between the groups. Four hundred and thirty six individuals were enrolled in the study; 393 individuals completed the study. One-fifth of participants were children aged 8 to 16 years. At baseline, socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were similar between individuals in the four arms of the trial. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics did not differ significantly, except for age, between the 393 individuals who completed the trial an...Continue Reading

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