The Diabetes and Eye Health project: increasing eye examinations for adults newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes; Diabetic retinopathy; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes; Eye - Diseases / disorders of the eye

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001110673
• Lead Sponsor: Deakin University (The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-10-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 721

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the past three years
2. Australian residents
3. Able to read English
4. Registered with the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS)
5. One of either:
- young adult (aged 18-39 years), or
- live in rural/regional locations of Victoria, Australia

Exclusion Criteria

Other diabetes types (e.g. Type 1, gestational, MODY)
Impaired cognitive ability

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Outcome is increase/decrease in self-reported eye health examinations assessed via response to a single questionnaire item (Since you were diagnosed with diabetes, have you had your eye health checked?).<br><br>In order to minimise social desirability bias and any potential confounding influence of question-behaviour effect, the question will be embedded within a suite of standard self-management questions based on information already provided to all new NDSS registrants[Baseline and six months after randomisation]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Outcome is increase/decrease in intention to seek eye health examinations assessed via summed response to three intention items designed specifically for this purpose. [Baseline and six months after randomisation];Outcome is increase/decrease in knowledge of modifiable risk factors associated with diabetic retinopathy assessed using a questionnaire designed specifically for this study.[Baseline and six months after randomisation]