A Randomized Controlled Trail to Determine the Impact of a SMS Reminder Associated With Free Eye Drops on Follow-up Adherence After Trabeculectomy Surgery in Rural China
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 209
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Not-attended rate
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of the study is to use a randomized controlled design to determine the impact of a SMS messaging associated with free eye drops intervention on the following outcomes among patients after trabeculectomy surgery in rural China.
详细描述
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 patients.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •All the patients after trabeculectomy surgery in 4 cooperated rural hospitals
排除标准
- •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.
结局指标
主要结局
Not-attended rate
时间窗: up to 1 year
Compare the SMS and free eye drops patient not-attend rate with the control group to show the impact of SMS reminder associated with free eye drops on the adherence with scheduled follow-up visit
次要结局
- Knowledge and Attitudes about glaucoma, glaucoma surgery and importance of follow-up using a questionnaire(up to 1 year)
- Additional factors potentially associated with post-operative follow-up using a patient questionnaire(up to 1 year)
研究者
Congdon Nathan
vice directior,Blindness Prevention and Treatment Department
Sun Yat-sen University