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Glaucoma Eye Drop Instillation: Impact of Education

NCT01416415 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 119

Last updated 2018-04-05

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether an educational intervention will have a positive effect on patients' ability to properly administer eye drops. The investigators predict that the educational intervention will have a positive impact on the efficacy, safety, and efficiency with which patients administer their eye drops.

Conditions

  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle

Interventions

OTHER

Video education on proper eye drop instillation technique

The video is approximately seven minutes long and teaches the Robert Ritch method of instilling eye drops.

OTHER

Placebo video education on healthy eating tips

The video is approximately seven minutes long and teaches tips to promote healthy eating.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Angelo P Tanna, M.D. · Northwestern University Department of Ophthalmology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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