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Visual Frailty in Ageing

Recruitingn/aAges 60 Years - anyAllUniversity of Edinburgh
NCT06604104 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this observational study is to define visual frailty and refine monitoring for an ageing population. It involves piloting a visual frailty assessment tool in a cohort of patients aged 60 and above with a known diagnosis of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) in Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (PAEP), Anne Rowling Clinic which is hosting the NHS Low Visual Aid Clinic, or any other NHS Lothian facility treating patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The main questions it aims to answer are: * What is visual frailty and how can it be assessed or predicted in the global ageing population using visual acuity, reading performance, functional status, mental health and systemic co-morbidities? * What is the relationship between visual acuity, reading performance, ocular diagnosis, co-morbidities, mental health, and functional status? Participants will have the fol

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants should be residents of Scotland aged 60 years and above with a known diagnosis of advanced AMD. * The patients should be receiving treatment from Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (PAEP) for at least 6 months and should be responding positively to the treatment. This is to rule out poor results due to either not receiving medication or non-compliance. * The participants should be able to provide informed consent before taking part in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who cannot speak and read English language will not be included in this pilot study. However, non-English speakers will be included in the future together with interpreters at the validation phase of the developed tool. * Participants who have undergone invasive ocular surgery like cataract extraction in their previous visit. * The potential participants who fail to provide or do not provide informed consent will not be included in the study.
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What it tests

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Where

2 sites
The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Anne Rowling Clinic
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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