Augmented Reality Mobile Application for Glaucoma Education in the South Bronx

Glaucoma Clinical Trial

Official title:

Augmented Reality Mobile Application for Glaucoma Education in the South Bronx

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04421859
• Other study ID #: 11141902
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Description:

Experimental design: Pilot cohort study

Data collection: Patient characteristics such as age, sex, ethnicity, preferred language, zip code, employment status, highest educational attainment, current topical eye medications, Past Ocular History, Past Medical History

Recruitment for participation in the study will be performed during glaucoma clinic registration Consent will be conducted by a member of the research team who is not directly involved in the participant's clinical care Pre-intervention glaucoma knowledge questionnaire (NEHEP glaucoma knowledge questionnaire) will be given to participants, to be completed on dedicated clinic tablet device.

Post-intervention glaucoma knowledge questionnaire (NEHEP glaucoma knowledge questionnaire) will be given to participants, to be completed on dedicated clinic tablet device.

Rate of missed glaucoma follow-up appointments before and 6 months after application use will be collected from the electronic medical record.

Rate of medication adherence before and 6 months after application use will be collected from the electronic medical record.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Glaucoma

Intervention

Other:
• EyeCU Mobile Application
Augmented reality glaucoma education mobile phone application

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	BronxCare Health System	Bronx	New York

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System	EyeCU Group, VISRE

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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
Primary	Change in Follow Up Adherence	Attendance rate at glaucoma follow-ups will be collected from electronic medical record	Before and 6 months after intervention
Primary	Change in Medication Adherence	Self-reported adherence to glaucoma medications will be collected from electronic medical record	Before and 6 months after intervention