Improving Access to Eye Care in Glaucoma Patients

NCT02982629 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 410005727
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 250
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

1. 1.To design and develop a prospective, randomized pilot study utilizing information from electronic medical records to address follow-up adherence and reduce the gap between recommended and actual follow-up adherence in patients with glaucoma.
2. 2.To evaluate the impact of a telephone-based intervention on follow-up adherence in patients with glaucoma using a randomly assigned comparison with usual care.

Conditions

Glaucoma

Keywords

Glaucoma; Eye Care; Community Outreach

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Adherence to Follow-Up

  Whether patients adhere to follow-up appointments at 28 weeks.

  28 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Usual Care

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Patients in this group do not receive any letters or phone calls after missing follow-up appointment.

Behavioral: Reminder letter Intervention

Reminder Letter Intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients in this group receive letters and phone calls after missing follow-up appointment to reschedule the appointment.

Behavioral: Reminder letter Intervention

Interventions

Reminder letter Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Patients in this group receive letters and phone calls to reschedule missed follow-up appointments.

Reminder Letter Intervention; Usual Care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Attended Wills Eye Glaucoma Clinic from 9/1/12 and 10/31/13

You may not qualify if:

• Any medical condition that would preclude the subject from providing reliable and valid data.
• Recommended to f/u in less than 1 month time period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wills Eye: lead
• Thomas Jefferson University: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Hark LA, Johnson DM, Berardi G, Patel NS, Zeng L, Dai Y, Mayro EL, Waisbourd M, Katz LJ. A randomized, controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a glaucoma patient navigator to improve appointment adherence. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2016 Sep 8;10:1739-48. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S108391. eCollection 2016.

  PMID: 27660423 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Glaucoma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ocular Hypertension; Eye Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 6, 2015
• First Posted: December 5, 2016
• Study Start: March 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2013
• Study Completion: November 1, 2013
• Last Updated: December 13, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share