The Effect of Education on Patient Compliance

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Michael Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center Baylor College of Medicine
Information provided by:	Michael Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00376974

Purpose

With patient education, the compliance with glaucoma medications will increase.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Glaucoma	Behavioral: American Academy of Ophthalmology Glaucoma Educational Tape	Phase IV

Genetics Home Reference related topics: early-onset glaucoma

MedlinePlus related topics: Glaucoma

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	The Effect of Patient Education on Glaucoma Medication Compliance

Further study details as provided by Michael Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Intraocular pressure

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Score on glaucoma educational test

Estimated Enrollment:	40
Study Start Date:	March 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	May 2006

Detailed Description:

We divided glaucoma patients into two groups; one watched a video the others did not. We checked their intraocular pressures before and after the intervention to see if there was a difference

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	40 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Glaucoma patients coming in for routine examination

Exclusion Criteria:

If glaucoma was unstable and treatment regimen required a change

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00376974

Locations

United States, Texas
MDVAMC
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Sponsors and Collaborators

Michael Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Baylor College of Medicine

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Silvia Orengo-Nania, m.d.

Baylor College of Medicine

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	2006-1
Study First Received:	September 13, 2006
Last Updated:	September 13, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00376974
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Michael Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center:

glaucoma
compliance
intraocular pressure
video

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Glaucoma
Eye Diseases
Hypertension
Ocular Hypertension

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009