Virtual Reality Mobility Training System for Veterans With Vision Loss

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Blindness

In brief

This is a two-year proof-of-concept study to evaluate a new Virtual Reality (VR) "holographic" sound system for use as an audiological Orientation and Mobility (O\&M) training tool

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00333879

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

4

Starts

2009-03-01

Expected to finish

2009-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-12-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Must have little or no light perception
• OMCT (Orientation-Memory Concentration Test) of 10 or less
• Must have been independently and regularly crossing busy intersections for at least 3 years
• Ambulatory and able to walk for at least 10 minutes at a time without resting
• Auditory function at 25 db HL

You may not qualify if…

• Imbalance between ears - HL difference of 20 db HL or more

Where it is running

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

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