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a Trial of Using SMS Reminder Among Diabetic Retinopathy Patients in Rural China (SMS)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01837121
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 22, 2013
Last Update Posted : January 9, 2018
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Orbis
The World Diabetes Foundation
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Congdon Nathan, Sun Yat-sen University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to use a randomized controlled design to determine the impact of a SMS messaging intervention on the following outcomes among persons diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy in rural China.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Compliance Diabetic Retinopathy SMS Other: the SMS reminder message Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
SMS message reminder is a system which can sent re-visit information to remind the patient about the revisit time and address. The investigators can use the SMS system to find out if it is a useful to reduce the not-attended rate of the revisit appointment among the rural diabetic retinopathy patients.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 237 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Official Title: a Randomized Controlled Trail to Determine the Impact of a SMS Reminder Among Diabetic Retinopathy Patients in Rural China
Actual Study Start Date : January 2015
Actual Primary Completion Date : June 2017
Actual Study Completion Date : June 2017

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
the SMS group
the diabetic retinopathy patient in the SMS group will receive a SMS reminder message about the revisit time,address 1 week and 3 day before the appointment.
 Other: the SMS reminder message
the SMS reminder message will sent to the SMS group patients 1 week and 3 day before there appointment,to remind them the exact time and address of the revisit appointment.
No Intervention: the control group
the diabetic retinopathy patient in the control group won't get any reminder message before the appointment.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Not-attended rate [ Time Frame: up to 1.5 years ]
    Compare the SMS patient not-attended rate with the control group to show the impact of SMS reminder on the compliance with scheduled follow-up visit


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Knowledge about Diabetic retinopathy on a standardized examination [ Time Frame: up to 1.5 years ]
    Using a questionnaire about the comprehensive eye exam and Diabetic retinopathy to compare Knowledge about Diabetic retinopathy on a standardized examination between the SMS group and the control group

  2. Presenting vision [ Time Frame: up to 1.5 years ]
    Presenting vision(Best corrected visual acuity) in the better-seeing and worse-seeing eyes of the two group

  3. Loss of presenting vision [ Time Frame: up to 1.5 years ]
    Loss of presenting vision(Best corrected visual acuity) in better-seeing eye thought due to Diabetic retinopathy

  4. Satisfaction with care [ Time Frame: up tp 1.5 years ]
    Using a patient satisfaction questionnaire to compare satisfaction with care between the SMS group and the control group


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- all the diabetes patients who would like to join our study in 5 CREST cooperated rural hospitals.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Both the patient and his/her caretakers don't have cellphone,or the one who has cellphone but don't know how to use the SMS function.
  2. The first re-visit appointment time is outside our study period.
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Locations
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China, Guangdong
Blindness Preventment and Treatment Department, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sun Yat-sen University
Orbis
The World Diabetes Foundation
Investigators
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Study Director: Nathan G Congdon, MD,MPH Blindness Prevention and Treament Department,Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center
More Information
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Responsible Party: Congdon Nathan, vice director,Blindness Prevention and Treatment Department, Sun Yat-sen University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01837121    
Other Study ID Numbers: ZOC-WDF-SMS
First Posted: April 22, 2013    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 9, 2018
Last Verified: January 2018
Keywords provided by Congdon Nathan, Sun Yat-sen University:
not-attended rate
re-visit
vision
knowledge
satisfaction
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Retinal Diseases
Diabetic Retinopathy
Eye Diseases
Diabetic Angiopathies
Vascular Diseases
 Cardiovascular Diseases
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrine System Diseases