Observational Study of How Patients Take Eye Drops
- Conditions
- Glaucoma
- Interventions
- Device: MEMS cap
- Registration Number
- NCT00750646
- Lead Sponsor
- Robin, Alan L., M.D.
- Brief Summary
This study is interested in monitoring how patients take eye drops, both through video-recordings and adherence monitoring, as well as their perceptions about their eye medications; including the dosing schedules, instillation techniques and effect on their disease.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 220
Inclusion Criteria
- >18 year old
- currently taking 1 or more hypotensive topical eye drops takes drops in the right eye for more than 6 months expect to continue drop use for the next 3 months
- subjects instill their own eye drops
- subject is able to take HVF tests
- subject will expect to complete the 3 months enrollment period
Exclusion Criteria
- unable/unwilling to instill own medications
- eye drops are discontinued
- unable to take HVF test
- unable to complete follow-up
- investigators discontinue subject for safety reasons
- not using drops in left eye
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description A MEMS cap Subject's adherence to prescribed therapy will be monitored with an electronic compliance device.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medication adherence measured by MEMS caps 3 months Eye drop technique measured by video evaluation 1 time observation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medication adherence measured by self-report 3 months Severity of VF damage 1 test date Intraocular pressure readings 3 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Glaucoma Specialists
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States