Testing Tactile Aids With Blind Subjects

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Conditions studied: Vision, Low, Blindness

In brief

The objective of this project is to create richer tactile aids by using materials chemistry to create tactile sensations in tactile aids, as an alternative to traditional physical bumps, lines, or textures. These materials are commonly used in household products, but have not yet been used to enrich tactile aids. Successful outcomes are primarily the accuracy with which low vision or blind subjects identify objects made from tactile coatings versus traditional tactile aids. Other outcomes include time to completion of the task, or the number of distinctive categories that participants can identify.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06237829

Run by

University of Delaware

People needed

100

Starts

2021-09-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-03-13

Who can join

Age: 16 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Visual Impairment: Participants should be blind or visually impaired for greater than 10 years, either congenitally or acquired.
• Tactile Aid Usage: Participants must use tactile aids regularly.
• Mathematical Knowledge: Participants should have a basic understanding of mathematical plots, equivalent to at least high school geometry.

You may not qualify if…

• Limb Conditions: Participants with amputations or outer extremity conditions affecting hand use will be excluded.

Where it is running

• University of Delaware — Newark, Delaware, United States (enrolling)

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