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| University of Southern California | OTHER |
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The aims of this exploratory research project are to customize, deploy and evaluate the preliminary efficacy of a socially assistive robot as a novel approach to motivate and encourage optimal, long-term use of new magnification devices for reading in individuals with vision loss. The goals are to promote patient acceptance, adherence and skills reinforcement to achieve proficiency in the use of the magnifier, in order to attempt to reduce visual disability while performing important daily activities, such as reading tasks. This is a high priority given the increasing prevalence of low vision, paucity of low vision rehabilitation providers, and barriers related to access to care, such as transportation and geography, all of which motivate the development of this complementary approach for the provision of additional support at home by the socially assistive robot.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Immediate Robot | Experimental | One month after study entry, participants will receive the robot at home for two months, followed by a three month observation period without the robot. |
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| Delayed/Waitlist Robot | Active Comparator | Three months after study entry, participants will receive the robot at home for three months. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Socially Assistive Robot for Low Vision Rehabilitation | Behavioral | A socially assistive robot will be customized to engage in dialog and conversations to motivate and encourage optimal use of new magnification devices for reading at home by individuals with vision loss. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Activity Inventory | questionnaire; scores will be Rasch analyzed in logic units with higher or positive scores indicating less difficulty (i.e., improvement) | change from 1 month post-enrollment to 2-3 months after receiving the socially assistive robot |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| MNread | reading test | For Immediate robot: baseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months. For Delayed/Waitlist robot: baseline, 3 months, 6 months. |
| Sustained Silent Reading Test | reading test |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Ava K Bittner, OD, PhD | Contact | 310-206-4649 | abittner@mednet.ucla.edu | |
| Andrea Obligacion | Contact | 310-206-9566 | AObligacion@mednet.ucla.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ava K Bittner, OD, PhD | UCLA Stein Eye Institute; Vision Rehabilitation Center | Principal Investigator |
| Maja J Mataric, PhD | USC Interaction Lab; Viterbi School of Engineering | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| UCLA Stein Eye Institute | Recruiting | Los Angeles | California | 90095 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015354 | Vision, Low |
| ID | Term |
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| D014786 | Vision Disorders |
| D012678 | Sensation Disorders |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012371 | Robotics |
| ID | Term |
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| D001331 | Automation |
| D013672 | Technology |
| D013676 | Technology, Industry, and Agriculture |
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| baseline and monthly for 6 months |
| Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) | questionnaire; scale ranges from 0 to 15 with higher values indicating greater depression | baseline and monthly for 6 months |
| PANAS | questionnaire; scale ranges from 10 to 50 with higher values indicating greater positive moods | baseline and monthly for 6 months |
| Perceived Stress Scale | questionnaire; scale ranges from 0 to 56 with higher values indicating greater perceived stress | baseline and monthly for 6 months |
| 3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale | questionnaire; scale ranges from 3 to 9 with higher values indicating greater loneliness | baseline and monthly for 6 months |
| Duke Social Support Index | questionnaire; scale ranges from 10 to 30 with higher values indicating greater social support | baseline and monthly for 6 months |
| Almere | questionnaire; scale ranges from 41 to 205 with higher values indicating greater acceptance of robots | 1 month post-enrollment and 2-3 months after receiving the socially assistive robot |
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| Eye Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |