Randomized controlled trial evaluating an incentive-based community eye-care programme
Completed
- Conditions
- Visual impairmentEye DiseasesVisual impairment including blindness (binocular or monocular)
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN23393504
- Lead Sponsor
- Singapore National Eye Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 140
Inclusion Criteria
1. Over 21 years of age
2. The ability to speak English and/or Mandarin
3. Adequate hearing with/without hearing aids to respond to normal conversation
4. Not currently undergoing regular assessment/care with an ophthalmologist (at least yearly)
5. The ability to undergo visual acuity testing and provide reliable results
6. Visual acuity of 6/12 or worse in either eye after best correction
Exclusion Criteria
Absence of the inclusion criteria and any other contraindication(s) as indicated by the general practitioner responsible for the participant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ptake of tertiary referral, measured using attendance to tertiary hospital at 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Visual acuity, measured on Snellen chart at 3 months<br>2. Vision-related quality of life (VRQoL), assessed using the 28-item Impact of Vision Impairment (IVI) questionnaire at baseline and at 3 months