Self Tonometry and Transfer of Glaucoma Patients' Data for Improving the Supply Situation

Summary

The SALUS project is developing a new form of care, the application of self-tonometry by the patient itself, and an accompanying electronic case file connecting clinics, doctor's offices and patients.

Conditions

• Glaucoma
• Intraocular Pressure
• Patient Empowerment
• Telemedicine

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Self-tonometry by means of ICareHOME

Outpatient measurement of intraocular pressure at home

PROCEDURE

Intraocular measurement by means of rebound tonometry or Goldmann applanation tonometry

Stationary measurement of intraocular pressure in a clinic

PROCEDURE

Blood pressure

Blood pressure measurement for 24 h

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Federal Joint Committee

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Bielefeld University

  collaborator OTHER

• Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• KVWL

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• BARMER

  collaborator OTHER

• DAK Gesundheit

  collaborator OTHER

• IKK

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• AOK PLUS

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• University Hospital Muenster

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Nicole Eter, Prof. Dr. · Chairholder and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Muenster

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-02-11

Primary Completion

2023-10-31

Completion

2023-11-30

Countries

• Germany

Study Locations