Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an Incentive-based Community Eye-care Programme

Visual Impairment Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an Incentive-based Community Eye-care Programme for Elderly With Visual Impairment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03264885
• Other study ID #: R1102/4/2014
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2014
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2017
• Source: Singapore National Eye Centre
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Elderly with visual impairment (VI) who undergo community eye screening often do not attend tertiary follow-up even if significant eye diseases are detected. Investigators evaluate an incentive-care scheme (ICS) to improve the attendance rates of tertiary eye-care visits of participants following community eye screening.

Description:

A randomized controlled study individuals with VI with baseline visual acuity (VA) and vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) assessed in the community. Participants were randomised to either receiving ICS or usual care (UC). ICS is a novel intervention that incorporates patient education, social support, and financial assistance to assist individuals. Participants in UC received a standard GP referral letter advising them to seek further care. Our main outcome measure was compliance to tertiary eye-care referral. Our secondary outcome measure was VA and VRQoL assessed at 3 months.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 140
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 21 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• the ability to speak English and/or Mandarin, have adequate hearing with/without hearing aids to respond to normal conversation, not currently undergoing regular assessment/care with an ophthalmologist (at least yearly), have the ability to undergo visual acuity testing and provide reliable results, and visual acuity of 6/12 or worse in either eye after best correction

Exclusion Criteria:

• refused informed consent and any other contraindication(s) as indicated by the general practitioner responsible for the participant

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Vision Disorders
• Vision, Low
• Visual Impairment

Intervention

Other:
• Incentive Care
ICS is a novel intervention that incorporates patient education, social support, and financial assistance to assist individuals.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Singapore National Eye Centre

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Compliance to Tertiary Care Follow-up	Percentage of participants who attended follow-up	3 months
Secondary	Visual Acuity	Vision checked on Snellen chart	3 months