Implementing elements of the Chronic Care Model (CCM) in the care for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD): Is it superior to usual care?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD)Eye Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN32507927
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Hospital Zurich (Universitaetsspital Zurich) (Switzerland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 352
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male or female patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD)
2. Eligible for a therapy with anti-angiogenic drug
3. Visual acuity less than equal to 0.05 (assessed by Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study ETDRS charts)
4. Age more than 50 years
5. Written informed consent given before any study related procedure is performed
Exclusion Criteria
1. Serious general or psychological illness (advanced malignant tumours, serious depressive episodes, evidence of dementia)
2. Insufficient language skills (informed consent, patient information and questionnaires will be provided in German and French)
3. Patients with any invasive medical treatment for wet AMD in the past
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Visual acuity (VA)- Taken under standardised condition with the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) charts with a distance of 4 meters
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Disease specific quality of life<br>1.1. National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnare-25 (NEI VFQ-25)<br>2. Physiological outcome<br>2.1. Central retinal thickness (assessed by the optical coherence tomography (OCT)<br>3. Health care utilisation<br>3.1. Hospitalisation, emergency consultation differenced by consultations according to AMD and consultations according to other health reasons <br>4. Accordance to the Chronic Care Model<br>4.1. Assessment of chronic illness care (ACIC)<br>4.2. Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC)