Comparing protective eyewear with standard education versus protective eyewear and enhanced education to prevent injuries to eyes among worksers in stone quarries: A pragmatic cluster randomized trial
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Stone Quarry Workers at risk of eye injuries
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/05/001707
- Lead Sponsor
- Christian Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 182
Inclusion Criteria
1. Worker in a quarry with at least 30 workers
2. Willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria
1. Already using spectacles for refractive error or presbyopia
2. Unable to attend first two follow up visits
3. Joined quarry after study commenced
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Acceptance of (compliance with)protective eyewear <br/ ><br>2. Occular injuries (slit lamp examination)Timepoint: 1. Three months and six months <br/ ><br>2. Three months and six months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Drop outs <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Three months and six months;2. Reasons for non-complianceTimepoint: Three months and six months