The Effect of Education on Patient Compliance

Phase 4

• Conditions: Glaucoma

• Registration Number: NCT00376974
• Lead Sponsor: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Brief Summary

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

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

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-03
• Study Completion: 2006-05
• Status Verified: 2006-09
• Study First Submitted: 2006-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-09-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2006-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2006-09-15
• Last Update Posted: 2006-09-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Glaucoma patients coming in for routine examination

Exclusion Criteria

• If glaucoma was unstable and treatment regimen required a change

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intraocular pressure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Score on glaucoma educational test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

MDVAMC; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States