NCT03264885

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

Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an Incentive-based Community Eye-care Programme for Elderly With Visual Impairment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 140 (actual)
• Sponsor: Singapore National Eye Centre · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Detailed description

A randomized controlled study individuals with VI with baseline visual acuity (VA) and vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) assessed in the community. Participants were randomised to either receiving ICS or usual care (UC). ICS is a novel intervention that incorporates patient education, social support, and financial assistance to assist individuals. Participants in UC received a standard GP referral letter advising them to seek further care. Our main outcome measure was compliance to tertiary eye-care referral. Our secondary outcome measure was VA and VRQoL assessed at 3 months.

Conditions

• Visual Impairment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Incentive Care	ICS is a novel intervention that incorporates patient education, social support, and financial assistance to assist individuals.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2017-01-01
• Completion: 2018-01-01
• First posted: 2017-08-29
• Last updated: 2019-09-26