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Improving African American Glaucoma Patient Involvement in Visits and Outcomes

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Glaucoma
Interventions
Behavioral: Educational Video and Question Prompt List
Registration Number
NCT03657147
Lead Sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Brief Summary

This is a research project about services provided to African American patients with glaucoma. The goal of the project is to improve communication between providers and African-American patients about glaucoma.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
189
Inclusion Criteria
  • African American
  • Age 18 or older
  • Able to speak and read English
  • Mentally competent to participate
  • Not blind (are at least 20/400 in their better seeing eye)
  • On one or more glaucoma medications
  • Report being less than 80% adherent to their glaucoma medications on a Visual Analog Scale
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Exclusion Criteria
  • < 18 years of age
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Question Prompt List and VideoEducational Video and Question Prompt ListParticipants will watch an educational video and question prompt list will be provided. Glaucoma visits will be audio-taped. A 15-20-minute interview will be conducted after the visit by a research assistant.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intraocular Pressure12 months

Intraocular pressure measurements will be extracted from each patient's medical record at the baseline, 6 month, and 12 month follow-up visits. For all time points, a mean intraocular pressure will be calculated by averaging the intraocular pressure across both eyes. Change in intraocular pressure over the 12 month period will then be assessed by calculating the difference in mean intraocular pressure.

Glaucoma Medication Percent Adherence12 months

Medication adherence will be measured using the number of recorded doses from the Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) data, divided by the number of prescribed doses. Medication adherence can range from 0% to 100%.

Glaucoma Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Score12 months

Medication adherence self-efficacy is measured using a 21-item scale that has a reliability of 0.89. Scores can range from 21 to 63, and a higher score indicates a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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