A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial of Behavioral, Educational and Mixed Interventions for Improving Adherence to Glaucoma Medications
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Eye Diseases
- Registration Number
- PACTR202108476131561
- Lead Sponsor
- BENJAMIN ABAIDOO
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
1.Previously diagnosed adult glaucoma patients aged 18 to 70 years.
2.Diagnosed of glaucoma for one or more years.
3.Prescribed and advised to use topical anti-glaucoma medications.
4.Patients who have used topical anti-glaucoma medications for one or more years.
5.Patients who are non-adherent (the extent to which medication intake behaviour by patients does not corresponds with the recommendations of the health care provider) to glaucoma medication.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Glaucoma diagnosed patients who underwent glaucoma surgery as this was thought to be a motivator for medication adherence.
2.Patients with coexisting psychiatric disorders.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure for this study is the effectiveness of the interventions at three months, and six months intervals, respectively.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcomes include changes in clinical outcomes such as intraocular pressure fluctuations, prevalence of non-adherence and possible predictors (demographic and clinical characteristics) of non-adherence.