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Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an Incentive-based Community Eye-care Programme

NCT03264885 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2019-09-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Elderly with visual impairment (VI) who undergo community eye screening often do not attend tertiary follow-up even if significant eye diseases are detected. Investigators evaluate an incentive-care scheme (ICS) to improve the attendance rates of tertiary eye-care visits of participants following community eye screening.

Conditions

  • Visual Impairment

Interventions

OTHER

Incentive Care

ICS is a novel intervention that incorporates patient education, social support, and financial assistance to assist individuals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Singapore National Eye Centre

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Marcus Ang · SNEC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-01
Primary Completion
2017-01-01
Completion
2018-01-01

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