Project inCharge: Increasing the Rate of Comprehensive Eye Care Utilization by Older African Americans Through Community-Based Eye Health Education Program

Eye Disease Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Project inCharge: Increasing the Rate of Comprehensive Eye Care Utilization by Older African Americans Through Community-Based Eye Health Education Program

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00591110
• Other study ID #: X060908004
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 21, 2007
• Last updated: June 26, 2012
• Start date: June 2008
• Est. completion date: December 2009

Study information

• Verified date: June 2012
• Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study design is a randomized intervention evaluation. Ten senior centers in predominately African American communities in the Birmingham, Alabama will be selected as sites for the educational intervention. Five centers will be randomly assigned to receive an educational intervention communicating practical information about vision, eye conditions and eye care as pertinent to the older African American population. The other five centers will serve as social-contact controls, where participants will receive an engaging information session on a non-health related topic. The primary outcome of interest is the change in percentage of persons receiving comprehensive eye care from pre- to post- intervention. The secondary outcomes are the process outcomes of improvement in knowledge, attitudes, and values about vision, eye conditions, and eye care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 177
• Est. completion date: December 2009
• Est. primary completion date: March 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• African Americans ages >=60 years residing in the communities targeted for intervention or control activities

Exclusion Criteria:

• Persons who do not speak English, persons who are not community-dwelling.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Eye Care
• Eye Disease
• Eye Diseases
• Vision

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Eye care education
Participants will receive an educational intervention communicating practical information about vision, eye conditions and eye care pertinent to the older African American population
• Social-contact control
Participants receive an engaging informational session on a non-health related topic

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham	Alabama

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Pfizer

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in the percentage of persons receiving comprehensive eye care from pre- to post- intervention		6 months	No
Secondary	Improvement in knowledge, attitudes, and values about vision, eye conditions, and eye care and reduction in perceived barriers to care.		18 months	No