NCT00694876|Completed
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Sponsor study identifier
observational
250
1 country
1
Study Start
June 2008
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
October 2010
Actual (reported)Study Completion
October 2010
Actual (reported)The purpose of this study is to determine how health literacy impacts glaucoma patient adherence (as measured by following up with the doctor) in Tamil Nadu, India. We hypothesize that individuals with better health literacy will have higher rates of follow-up with their ophthalmologist.
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
October 2010
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June 2008
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
June 7, 2008
Actual (reported)June 11, 2008
Actual (reported)October 2010
Actual (reported)October 2010
Actual (reported)Association between TOFHLA and REALM and the probability of return for follow-up visit
1 year from enrollemnt
Association between religion, caste, education, socio-economic status, employment, and available time for doctor visits and the probability of return for follow-up visit.
1 year from enrollment
Association between marital status, number of dependents, family history of glaucoma, travel, need for an escort, understanding of glaucoma, and paying status and the probability of return for follow-up visit.
1 year from enrollment
Adequate Health Literacy (as determined by TOFHLA)
Inadequate Health Literacy (as determined by TOFHLA)
Glaucoma Patients from Aravind Eye Hospital at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Aravind Eye Hospital
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 020, India
Juzych MS, Randhawa S, Shukairy A, Kaushal P, Gupta A, Shalauta N. Functional health literacy in patients with glaucoma in urban settings. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 May;126(5):718-24. doi: 10.1001/archopht.126.5.718.
Muir KW, Santiago-Turla C, Stinnett SS, Herndon LW, Allingham RR, Challa P, Lee PP. Health literacy and adherence to glaucoma therapy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Aug;142(2):223-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.03.018.
Benjamin R Curran, BS
Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Alan L Robin, MD
University of Maryland; Johns Hopkins University, Wilmer Institute and Bloomberg School of Public Health
Ramaswami Krishnadas, DO, DNB
Aravind Eye Hospital, CMO
Scott D Smith, MD, MPH
The Cleveland Clinic
250 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
June 7, 2008
First Posted
June 11, 2008
Study Start
June 2008
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Ologen (OculusGen)-Glaucoma Case Control Trial in India
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Friedman DS, Hahn SR, Gelb L, Tan J, Shah SN, Kim EE, Zimmerman TJ, Quigley HA. Doctor-patient communication, health-related beliefs, and adherence in glaucoma results from the Glaucoma Adherence and Persistency Study. Ophthalmology. 2008 Aug;115(8):1320-7, 1327.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.11.023. Epub 2008 Mar 5.
Primary Completion
October 2010
Actual (reported)Study Completion
October 2010
Actual (reported)Last Updated
November 30, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-11
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