v0.1 Fitting of artificial eyes in children with retinoblastoma
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding the impact of the fitting process of artificial eyes in children with retinoblastoma: a child and parent’s perspective.
IRAS ID
194954
Contact name
Holly Chinnery
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Bournemouth University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 29 days
Research summary
This study aims to answer the following question: how can we improve the fitting of artificial eyes in children with retinoblastoma and the impact it has on both the child patient and their parents to achieve psychological and technological recommendations?
With a shortage of research into the fitting of artificial eyes, understanding the impact the process has on the child patient and their parent(s) can help in reducing psychological/emotional distress. Furthermore, exploration into the use of current technology can help with improving its fit, thus further reducing the impact it has on the child patient, their parents and consequently the wider society where there is a cultural stigma towards anyone who wears a prostheses.
Approximately 8 to 15 children wearing an artificial eye as a result of retinoblastoma, and their parent(s) will undergo an in-depth interview. The children will be aged between 4 and 16 years. Both the child patient and parent population will be from the UK and access will be gained from the retinoblastoma outpatient clinic at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. It is envisioned that each interview will take a maximum of 1.5 hours.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/SC/0294
Date of REC Opinion
27 Jun 2016
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion