Effectiveness of Multimedia Health Education to Reduce Anxiety in Patients With Vitreous Floaters

NCT06964867 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 213001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The patients with vitreous floaters were randomly divided into to groups after excluding the possibility of coexisting ocular pathologies potentially confounding visual symptoms or vitreoretinal anatomy. The control group performed conventional oral education. The experimental group conducted multimedia health education activities on the basis of conventional oral education. Their VRQoL (Visual Function Questionnaire-25, VFQ-25) and anxiety status (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI) were evaluated before education and at the final follow-up. The demographic and clinical characteristics (gender, age, eduaction, duration of vitreous floaters, comorbidities and so on) were collected.

Conditions

Vitreous Floaters; Anxiety

Keywords

vitreous floaters; anxiety; health education; STAI; VFQ-25

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scores

  This questionnaire comprise two 20-item subscales state anxity and trait anxiety: STAI-state evaluating transient emotional responses ("how you feel right now") and STAI-trait measuring stable anxiety predisposition ("how you generally feel"). The scores for each test ranged from 20 to 80 points, with higher scores indicating higher anxiety.Scoring followed Spielberger's manualized criteria. According to the Spielberger manual, STAI-state and STAI-trait are categorized as follows: mild anxiety ranges from 20 to 39, moderate anxiety from 40 to 59, and high anxiety from 60 to 80.

  before the intervention, 3months after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Visual Function Quality 25 scores.

  before the intervention, 3months after the intervention

Study Arms (1)

the multimedia health education group

EXPERIMENTAL

Multimedia health education was designed as an intervention. This intervention was administered by a single vitreoretinal specialist with over a decade of clinical experience. This standardized protocol comprised a 30-minute didactic session utilizing power point presentations (PPT), systematically covering: 1) Etiopathogenesis: Molecular mechanisms of vitreous syneresis and collagen aggregation; 2) Symptomatology: Characteristic visual phenomena and differential diagnosis; 3) Therapeutic modalities: Evidence hierarchy from observation to vitrectomy (including Nd:YAG laser efficacy controversies); 4) Follow-up necessity: Red flag symptoms warranting urgent re-evaluation (sudden floaters with photopsia)

Other: Multimedia Health Education

Interventions

Multimedia Health Education OTHER

Multimedia health education was designed as an intervention. This intervention was administered by a single vitreoretinal specialist with over a decade of clinical experience. This standardized protocol comprised a 30-minute didactic session utilizing power point presentations (PPT), systematically covering: 1) Etiopathogenesis: Molecular mechanisms of vitreous syneresis and collagen aggregation; 2) Symptomatology: Characteristic visual phenomena and differential diagnosis; 3) Therapeutic modalities: Evidence hierarchy from observation to vitrectomy (including Nd:YAG laser efficacy controversies); 4) Follow-up necessity: Red flag symptoms warranting urgent re-evaluation (sudden floaters with photopsia)

the multimedia health education group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Clinical diagnosis of vitreous floaters;
• Be able to complete questionnaires.

You may not qualify if:

• Secondary VF requiring surgical intervention;
• Coexisting ocular pathologies potentially confounding vitreoretinal anatomy;
• History of vitreoretinal surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

the Second People's Hospital of Changzhou

Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213100, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

vitreous floaters; Anxiety Disorders; Health Education

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Adherence Interventions; Medication Adherence; Patient Compliance; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Qing Feng

CONTACT

15098912007; fengqing20001128@163.com

Study Design

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

Model Details: Multimedia health education was designed as an intervention. This intervention was administered by a single vitreoretinal specialist with over a decade of clinical experience. This standardized protocol comprised a 30-minute didactic session utilizing power point presentations (PPT), systematically covering: 1) Etiopathogenesis; 2) Symptomatology; 3) Therapeutic modalities; 4) Follow-up necessity.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 22, 2025
• First Posted: May 11, 2025
• Study Start: December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2025
• Study Completion: June 1, 2025
• Last Updated: May 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Locations

CN (1)