Assuring Ophthalmologic Follow up

NCT04959422 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: STUDY02000101
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to quantify the improvement in completed ophthalmology referrals and quantify the number of children identified and treated for amblyopia or pre amblyopic strabismus resulting from the implementation of a new referral and tracking system.

Conditions

Vision Screening; Amblyopia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of children who complete vision evaluation

  Number of children who complete vision evaluation with vision specialist

  Approximately 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Number of children with amblyopia or pre amblyopic strabismus identified and treated

  Approximately 1 year

Study Arms (1)

Active scheduling

EXPERIMENTAL

Children who fail instrument vision screens will be scheduled at a community vision specialist office before departure from clinic and all no shows at the vision specialist office will be tracked and rescheduled.

Other: Active scheduling

Interventions

Active scheduling OTHER

Active scheduling, tracking and rescheduling, if necessary.

Active scheduling

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years - 6 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• All pediatrics patients without pre-existing vision problems undergoing instrument vision screening at DH Pediatric CGP Clinics in at ages 2,3,4,5, and 6 years of age.

You may not qualify if:

• All pediatric patients with pre-existing eye problems that would cause them to be excluded from the study.
• All patients of parents who choose to go to an eyecare provider other than the one participating in the study (as we would be unable to make appointments or track appointments).
• All patients of parents who refuse to make an appointment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Darmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Amblyopia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Andrew J Schuman

  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Physician, Pediatrics

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 2, 2021
• First Posted: July 13, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2023
• Study Completion: December 1, 2023
• Last Updated: July 14, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)