Personality traits, adherence and visual impairment in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma

• Conditions: H40.1; F60; Primary open-angle glaucoma; Specific personality disorders

• Registration Number: DRKS00022081
• Lead Sponsor: Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

patients with POAG based on criteria for diagnosis: ocular pressure greater than 21 mmHg from medical history, normal appearance of anterior chamber angle by gonioscopy, typical glaucomatous optic neuropathy and characteristic glaucomatous defects in the visual field ; having prescribed topical therapy in form of drops for at least one year; no previous incision or laser eye surgeries; no other ocular disease; no verified psychiatric disorders; no usage of psychotropic drugs; no neurological disorders affecting visual function

Exclusion Criteria

more than 10% of blank items of the questionnaires; visual field and OCT findings that are unreliable and cannot be accurately analyzed.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine correlation between personality traits measured with TCI-R, adherence to medication, structural and functional visual impairment among patients with POAG.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine whether there is a mediating effect of adherence to medications on the correlation between personality traits and visual impairment in patients with POAG.