Helping adherence with glaucoma treatment: a randomised trial

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Eye, Primary Care Research Network for England; Subtopic: Not Assigned, Eye (all Subtopics); Disease: Ophthalmology, All Diseases; Eye Diseases; Glaucoma

• Registration Number: ISRCTN89683704
• Lead Sponsor: orfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Added 22/12/2010:
1. Newly diagnosed or previously untreated glaucoma patients and ocular hypertension patients prescribed Travoprost
2. Over 18 years old, no upper age limit
3. Male and female

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage adherence rate compared between control and intervention group.<br><br>Added 22/12/2010:<br>Outcome measures are recorded at 2 months and 8 months post-randomisation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Correlate the level of self-reported adherence with actual adherence and determine associative factors<br>2. Identify the demand for specific components of the glaucoma support intervention<br>3. Identify predictors of the level of adherence<br><br>Added 22/12/2010:<br>Outcome measures are recorded at 2 months and 8 months post-randomisation.