Augmented Reality Mobile Application for Glaucoma Education in the South Bronx

NCT04421859 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 11141902
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A team at the National Healthcare Group Eye Institute in Singapore have developed an augmented reality mobile phone application, EyeCU, to simulate glaucoma progression and enhance understanding about the disease and its course. It is a bilingual (English/Spanish) application that is free-to-download on the Android and Apple app store. As eye care physicians in the South Bronx, the investigators are hopeful that the findings in this study can be extrapolated to our patients in the South Bronx, where poor health literacy, non-adherence to glaucoma medication and poor follow-up remains a large barrier. The investigators hope that by offering the simulation in both English and Spanish, the investigators will not only be able to improve our patients' understanding of glaucoma, but also improve glaucoma treatment adherence and assess our patient population's responsiveness to augmented reality as an educational platform.

Conditions

Glaucoma

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Questionnaire Scores

  Scores of pre- and post-intervention NEHEP glaucoma knowledge questionnaires will be compared

  From date of intervention to date of post-intervention NEHEP glaucoma knowledge test, assessed up to 2 months

• Change in Follow Up Adherence

  Attendance rate at glaucoma follow-ups will be collected from electronic medical record

  Before and 6 months after intervention

• Change in Medication Adherence

  Self-reported adherence to glaucoma medications will be collected from electronic medical record

  Before and 6 months after intervention

Study Arms (1)

EyeCU App

EXPERIMENTAL

Augmented reality mobile application called "EyeCU" which simulates glaucoma progression and enhances understanding about the disease and its course. It is a bilingual (English/Spanish) application that is free-to-download on the Android and Apple app store. It will be delivered on a hospital owned tablet device and patients will be instructed to complete two sections, taking approximately 10 minutes.

Other: EyeCU Mobile Application

Interventions

EyeCU Mobile Application OTHER

Augmented reality glaucoma education mobile phone application

EyeCU App

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• \- Patients with a clinical diagnosis of glaucoma on medical therapy for at least 4 months

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with optic neuropathies unrelated to glaucoma
• Patients with VA 20/100 or worse in both eyes
• Visual defects involving fixation in both eyes
• Patients with symptoms impairing ability to operate a smartphone during visit including diplopia, motor difficulties, cognitive impairment, illiteracy
• Patients who are unable to read or understand English or Spanish

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System: lead
• EyeCU Group: collaborator
• VISRE: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

BronxCare Health System

The Bronx, New York, 10457, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Glaucoma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ocular Hypertension; Eye Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ophthalmology Resident

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 29, 2020
• First Posted: June 9, 2020
• Study Start: January 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2022
• Last Updated: July 25, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)