Comparison Study of Glaucoma Eye Care Follow-Up Adherence in a High Risk Population

Summary

The project aims to determine the effectiveness of a patient-centered health care delivery system focused on improving follow-up adherence in patients diagnosed with glaucoma. Over the course of 1 year, a 6-person team comprised of one attending physician; project managers and community health educators, ophthalmic technician, and patient navigators will complete a baseline visit, baseline assessment and 2-3 follow-up visits. The patient navigator will assist participants in community groups and a portion of the office-based participants with scheduling follow-up appointments

Conditions

• Glaucoma

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Efficacy-patient navigator to improve follow-up adherence

Over the course of 1 year, a 6-person team comprised of one attending physician ; ophthalmic technicians, project managers/community health educators , and patient navigators will complete a baseline eye examination visit, baseline assessment, and 2-3 follow-up visits. The equipment will occupy a designated location at each site for 1 to 2 days, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with at least 15 eye examinations performed each day. With assistance from the patient navigator, participants will receive assistance with scheduling appointments, arranging transportation, reminder letters, and referral s for ocular care.

BEHAVIORAL

Office-Based Usual Care

Over the course of 1 year, a 6-person team comprised of one attending physician ; ophthalmic technicians, project managers/community health educators , and patient navigators will complete a baseline eye examination visit, baseline assessment, and 2-3 follow-up visits. The equipment will occupy a designated location at each site for 1 to 2 days, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with at least 15 eye examinations performed each day. This intervention group will receive a phone number to schedule an appointment. Participants in the usual-care group who have scheduled an appointment will receive an automated phone call similar to the standard appointment-reminding procedure used at the Wills Eye Hospital.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Partridge Foundation

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Wills Eye

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• L. J. Katz, MD · Wills Eye Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

50 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-08-31

Primary Completion

2015-06-30

Completion

2015-12-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations