Unmet Needs, Barriers and Facilitators to Vision Services for Children and Adolescents With Special Vision

NCT05921240 | Enrolling By Invitation DMC

• 1 other identifier: 202305123RIND
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 330
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Children and adolescents with special needs, compared to those with general development, have a much higher incidence of visual impairments (10.5% vs. 0.16%). This project will focus on "children and adolescents with special visual care needs", comprehensively exploring their unmet needs in ophthalmology and visual care, as well as the obstacles and facilitators they may encounter in the process of seeking ophthalmic services. The purposes of this study will investigate the current needs of children and adolescents with special visual care needs in ophthalmology and visual medical services, and the obstacles and potential facilitators encountered by children and adolescents with special visual care needs in the process of obtaining ophthalmology and visual medical services.

Conditions

Vision Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• qualitative data analysis

  3 weeks

Interventions

observational study, no intervention OTHER

no intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Parents, educators, and profession with experience in children and adolescents with special needs in vision

You may qualify if:

• Able to read, understand, and fill out questionnaires in Chinese
• Able to conduct interviews in Chinese

You may not qualify if:

• The special needs children or adolescents they have taught do not have specific visual needs, hence they cannot provide relevant information.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, Nation

Taipei, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Vision Disorders

Interventions

Observation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Methods; Investigative Techniques

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 19, 2023
• First Posted: June 27, 2023
• Study Start: July 21, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 20, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 20, 2026
• Last Updated: November 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)