Augmented Reality Mobile Application for Glaucoma Education in the South Bronx
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in Medication Adherence
研究概览
简要总结
A team at the National Healthcare Group Eye Institute in Singapore have developed an augmented reality mobile phone application, EyeCU, to simulate glaucoma progression and enhance understanding about the disease and its course. It is a bilingual (English/Spanish) application that is free-to-download on the Android and Apple app store. As eye care physicians in the South Bronx, the investigators are hopeful that the findings in this study can be extrapolated to our patients in the South Bronx, where poor health literacy, non-adherence to glaucoma medication and poor follow-up remains a large barrier. The investigators hope that by offering the simulation in both English and Spanish, the investigators will not only be able to improve our patients' understanding of glaucoma, but also improve glaucoma treatment adherence and assess our patient population's responsiveness to augmented reality as an educational platform.
详细描述
Experimental design: Pilot cohort study
Data collection: Patient characteristics such as age, sex, ethnicity, preferred language, zip code, employment status, highest educational attainment, current topical eye medications, Past Ocular History, Past Medical History
Recruitment for participation in the study will be performed during glaucoma clinic registration Consent will be conducted by a member of the research team who is not directly involved in the participant's clinical care Pre-intervention glaucoma knowledge questionnaire (NEHEP glaucoma knowledge questionnaire) will be given to participants, to be completed on dedicated clinic tablet device.
Post-intervention glaucoma knowledge questionnaire (NEHEP glaucoma knowledge questionnaire) will be given to participants, to be completed on dedicated clinic tablet device.
Rate of missed glaucoma follow-up appointments before and 6 months after application use will be collected from the electronic medical record.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Patients with a clinical diagnosis of glaucoma on medical therapy for at least 4 months
排除标准
- •Patients with optic neuropathies unrelated to glaucoma
- •Patients with VA 20/100 or worse in both eyes
- •Visual defects involving fixation in both eyes
- •Patients with symptoms impairing ability to operate a smartphone during visit including diplopia, motor difficulties, cognitive impairment, illiteracy
- •Patients who are unable to read or understand English or Spanish
研究组 & 干预措施
EyeCU App
Augmented reality mobile application called "EyeCU" which simulates glaucoma progression and enhances understanding about the disease and its course. It is a bilingual (English/Spanish) application that is free-to-download on the Android and Apple app store. It will be delivered on a hospital owned tablet device and patients will be instructed to complete two sections, taking approximately 10 minutes.
干预措施: EyeCU Mobile Application (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Medication Adherence
时间窗: Before and 6 months after intervention
Self-reported adherence to glaucoma medications will be collected from electronic medical record
Change in Questionnaire Scores
时间窗: From date of intervention to date of post-intervention NEHEP glaucoma knowledge test, assessed up to 2 months
Scores of pre- and post-intervention NEHEP glaucoma knowledge questionnaires will be compared
Change in Follow Up Adherence
时间窗: Before and 6 months after intervention
Attendance rate at glaucoma follow-ups will be collected from electronic medical record
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Dr. Stephen Lau
Ophthalmology Resident
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System