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A observational study of avoidable blindness caused due to Diabetes mellitus induced diabetic Retinopathy in Tapi district (Rural tribal area) of South Gujarat, India

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: E113- Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/01/023025
Lead Sponsor
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Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
8344
Inclusion Criteria

All the residents 50+ years of age living in the rural tribal region of Tapi district of Gujarat state will be included in the study. They should be the resident of that household for at least 3 months in a year and sharing meals from the same kitchen with the other members of the household.

Exclusion Criteria

Person resident in the area for less than 3 months, guests, people not able to communicate and cooperate with the survey staff. E.g. people with deafness, dementia and psychiatric illness.

But these individuals will be examined, provided with treatments and referred accordingly to the secondary or tertiary level for their extra ocular ill health for further treatment

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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