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The Effect of Education on Patient Compliance

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified September 2006 by Michael Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Baylor College of Medicine
Information provided by:
Michael Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00376974
First received: September 13, 2006
Last updated: NA
Last verified: September 2006
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

With patient education, the compliance with glaucoma medications will increase.


Condition Intervention Phase
Glaucoma
 Behavioral: American Academy of Ophthalmology Glaucoma Educational Tape
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind
Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training
Official Title: The Effect of Patient Education on Glaucoma Medication Compliance

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Glaucoma
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Michael Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Intraocular pressure

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Score on glaucoma educational test

Estimated Enrollment: 40
Study Start Date: March 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: May 2006
Detailed Description:

We divided glaucoma patients into two groups; one watched a video the others did not. We checked their intraocular pressures before and after the intervention to see if there was a difference

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   40 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Glaucoma patients coming in for routine examination

Exclusion Criteria:

  • If glaucoma was unstable and treatment regimen required a change
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00376974

Locations
United States, Texas
MDVAMC
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Sponsors and Collaborators
Michael Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Silvia Orengo-Nania, m.d. Baylor College of Medicine
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00376974     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2006-1
Study First Received: September 13, 2006
Last Updated: September 13, 2006
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Michael Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center:
glaucoma
compliance
intraocular pressure
video

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Glaucoma
Ocular Hypertension
Eye Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013