Tailored Messages to Increase Eye Examination Behavior

• Sponsor: National Eye Institute (NEI) (NIH)
• Overall Status: Unknown status
• CT.gov ID: NCT00649766
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 330
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 23
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 14.3

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to test two different types of health messages, one that is developed for a specific group (targeted) and the other that is more personalized to individuals (tailored), to see which is better at changing how often people have their eyes examined. We hypothesize that people who get the tailored messages will be more likely to get a dilated eye exam than people who receive the targeted messages.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Eye Disease; Eye Care	Behavioral: tailored newsletter; Behavioral: targeted newsletter	N/A

Detailed Description

Studies have shown that people are not getting their eyes examined on a regular basis, even though dilated eye exams can detect eye diseases like glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy early, before significant vision loss has developed. Early detection can lead to earlier treatment, which can save sight by preventing or slowing the progression of these eye diseases. In this project we designed, implemented, and are now evaluating tailored and targeted print health messages to increase eye examination behavior in an African-American population 65 years of age and older, a group at increased risk of glaucoma and diabetes.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 330 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Official Title: Tailored Messages to Increase Eye Examination Behavior
• Study Start Date: Jun 1, 2006
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: May 1, 2008
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: May 1, 2008

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: 1 tailored print messages to encourage eye examination behavior	Behavioral: tailored newsletter; Tailored newsletter that addresses each person's stage of change, barriers to getting eye exams, and knowledge of eye exams and eye disease
Active Comparator: 2 targeted print messages to encourage eye examination behavior	Behavioral: targeted newsletter; Targeted newsletter that contains messages about barriers to getting eye exams and presents facts about glaucoma and African-Americans.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. doctor-confirmed dilated eye examination [3 and 6 months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• African-American

• 65 years of age or older

• no dilated fundus exam in past 2 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• appointment for dilated fundus exam scheduled

• no access to phone

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of Maryland School of Medicine	Baltimore	Maryland	United States	21201

Sponsors and Collaborators

• National Eye Institute (NEI)

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Nancy J. Ellish, DrPH, MSPH, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00649766
• Other Study ID Numbers: R01EY015899; R01EY015899
• First Posted: Apr 1, 2008
• Last Update Posted: Apr 1, 2008
• Last Verified: Mar 1, 2008

• Keywords provided by , ,: tailored health messages; glaucoma; diabetic retinopathy; dilated fundus exams; health behavior
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Eye Diseases

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 1, 2008