Community Based Treatment for (ComBaT) Glaucoma

University of Michigan

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Glaucoma

Treatments: Behavioral: ComBaT Glaucoma

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06124521

K23MD016430-03 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

HUM00207876

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to evaluate if intervention and education can change the behavior of someone's willingness to see an eye care provider to prevent blindness and glaucoma. The researchers are investigating if adding additional resources improves participant access to care.

Full description

Outcome measures related to acceptability and feasibility are exploratory. They will not be registered or results reported.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Black or African American
• Participated in the screening examination portion of the study

Exclusion criteria

• Current eye pain (> 8 out of 10)
• Sudden decrease in vision (within 1 week)
• Double vision that doesn't stop when you blink and stops no matter what eye you cover (not blurred, but seeing 2 objects)
• Pregnant women
• Prisoners
• Cognitive impairment- unable to give an ocular and social history
• Moving outside of Michigan or driving distance to the church within 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 1 patient group

Eye concern

Experimental group

Description:

Those with a diagnosis of glaucoma or glaucoma suspect (or other concerning eye disease, such as diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration) will be invited to participate in the ComBaT Glaucoma.

Treatment:

Behavioral: ComBaT Glaucoma