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Optimizing Low Vision Rehabilitation in Emotionally Distressed Patients With Inherited Retinal Diseases
Led by University of Michigan · Updated on 2026-03-23
180
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
201 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Michigan
Lead Sponsor
N
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to understand if combining Low Vision Rehabilitation (LVR) with Emotional Regulation Therapy (ERT) can help people with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) that experience emotional distress related to participants' vision loss. The study team hypothesize that treatment with LVR will produce measurable functional gains and that these effects will be enhanced by ERT-linked improvement among the subgroup of IRD patients with elevated vision-related anxiety.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Optimizing Low Vision Rehabilitation in Emotionally Distressed Patients With Inherited Retinal Diseases
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosed with vision impairment caused by inherited retinal disease (IRD)
- Had a clinical exam with an IRD specialist within the last three months
- Had a Goldmann visual field test with III-4e isopter within the past year
- Have a disability greater than zero theta in any domain of the Michigan Retinal Dystrophy Questionnaire (MRDQ)
- IRD specialist indicates ocular condition will not worsen over the next year
- Able to participate in 10 weeks of Emotional Regulation Therapy sessions while located in Michigan
You will not qualify if you...
- Have other eye conditions including cystoid macular edema (CME) related to IRD
- Functional low vision needs have been adequately addressed by a low vision specialist
- Currently receiving mental health therapy
- Elevated suicidal intention or suicide risk based on screening questionnaires
- Using mental health medication but not on a stable dose for at least 1 month
- Unable to complete study tasks
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jessica Stout
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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