V-NAV Usability Study: End Users Trying the Vortant Indoor Navigation Tool

NCT05647694 | Suspended

• 1 other identifier: NEI-VNAV-2C
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will begin with an explanatory/training session where individuals with low vision will learn to use the V-NAV (Vortant NAVigation tool) indoor navigation app, and will have the opportunity to try it for a few representative tasks. The main activity includes a take-home trial, an extended unstructured period to emulate the post-purchase experience of users, during which participants will have the opportunity to use the V-NAV in their everyday lives. Data will be collected from the users to measure the relative advantage of V-NAV compared to the user's current indoor navigation method.

Conditions

Blindness and Low Vision

Keywords

blindness, indoor navigation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• V-NAV effectiveness

  A measurement of user impressions as to the value of the V-NAV navigation aid. Use of e.g., PIADS survey.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• V-NAV usability

  1 day

Study Arms (1)

V-NAV users

EXPERIMENTAL

Users who try the V-NAV for navigation tasks.

Other: V-NAV indoor navigation prototype

Interventions

V-NAV indoor navigation prototype OTHER

Users will use the V-NAV prototype as an augmentation to their indoor navigation activities.

V-NAV users

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• AFB "visually impaired" definition, acuity 20/70 or worse or field loss of 140 degrees

You may not qualify if:

• Any health condition that may affect safety of individual to participate
• Any physical, mental, or behavioral impairment that would provide more than minimal risk or hindering ability to comprehend the purpose of the device or otherwise to be a potential user of the V-NAV hardware or app.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Vortant Technologies, LLC: lead

Study Sites (1)

Vortant Technologies

Weaverville, North Carolina, 28787, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Blindness; Vision, Low

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vision Disorders; Sensation Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Eye Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Philip R Schaefer, M.S.E

  Vortant Technologies, LLC

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: The use of the app will not be masked.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants will compare the value of the prototype app to their previous navigational experience without the app.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 29, 2022
• First Posted: December 12, 2022
• Study Start: January 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2025
• Study Completion: April 30, 2025
• Last Updated: November 25, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)