Screening and Intervention for Glaucoma and Eye Health Through Telemedicine (SIGHT)

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Glaucoma

Treatments: Behavioral: Personalized eHealth Education & Motivational Interviewing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT04274764

HUM00169371

5-U01-DP-006442-05-00 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a multiple site, randomized study that will assess the effects of personalized eHealth education and motivational-interviewing-based counseling on patient adherence to physician follow-up appointments.

Full description

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of personalized eHealth education and motivational-interviewing-based counseling on adherence to glaucoma follow-up care compared to standard education delivered by a trained staff member. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either standard education and care navigation or eHealth education, counseling and care navigation. The outcome measure of the participant seeing an Ophthalmologist for follow up care within 3 months was increased to 6 months. This modification was made due to ophthalmology visit appointments not being available within the 3-month timeframe.

This study is embedded in a CDC-funded program to engage people from medically underserved areas in glaucoma screening. Participants who screened positive for glaucoma or suspected glaucoma were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either the standard education and care navigation arm or the eHealth education, counseling, and care navigation arm.

Enrollment: 622 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• > or = to 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• Sudden vision changes
• Significant eye pain
• Pregnant women
• Prisoners
• Cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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622 participants in 2 patient groups

Personalized eHealth Education & Motivational Interviewing

Experimental group

Description:

Personalized eHealth Glaucoma Education \& Motivational Interviewing

Treatment:

Behavioral: Personalized eHealth Education & Motivational Interviewing

Standard Education

No Intervention group

Description:

Participant will receive standard glaucoma education.