Effect of SMS Reminder and Free Eye Drops on Follow-up Adherence After Trabeculectomy Surgery in Rural China

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adherence; Glaucoma
• Interventions: Other: SMS and free eye drops

• Registration Number: NCT02328456
• Lead Sponsor: Congdon Nathan

Brief Summary

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.

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 patients.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-12
• Study First Submitted: 2014-12-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-30
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-31
• Primary Completion: 2015-11
• Study Completion: 2015-11
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-14
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 209

Inclusion Criteria

• All the patients after trabeculectomy surgery in 4 cooperated rural hospitals

Exclusion Criteria

• 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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
SMS and free eye drops group	SMS and free eye drops	the patient after trabeculectomy surgery in the SMS associated with free eye drops group will receive free eye drops and a SMS reminder message about the revisit time.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Not-attended rate	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

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge and Attitudes about glaucoma, glaucoma surgery and importance of follow-up using a questionnaire	up to 1 year	Using a questionnaire to compare Knowledge and Attitude between the SMS associated with free eye drops group and the control group
Additional factors potentially associated with post-operative follow-up using a patient questionnaire	up to 1 year	Using a patient questionnaire to compare between the SMS associated with free eye drops group and the control group

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Blindness Preventment and Treatment Department; 🇨🇳 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China