Emergency Egress and Information System for Persons With Vision Loss

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Blindness

In brief

The purpose of the research project is to develop and evaluate an emergency egress system for persons with visual impairment, which would use existing lighted exit signage to provide egress information at a distance of up to 100 feet.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00262509

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

17

Starts

2008-09-01

Expected to finish

2009-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must Be Blind with no better vision than light perception
• Must be able to walk the necessary distances, i.e., three hours of intermittent indoor walking
• OMCT (Orientation-Memory Concentration Test) of 10 or less

You may not qualify if…

• Patients currently being treated at Atlanta VA Medical Center

Where it is running

• Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur — Decatur, Georgia, United States

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