The Effect of Education on Patient Compliance

• Sponsor: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (U.S. Fed)
• Overall Status: Unknown status
• CT.gov ID: NCT00376974
• Collaborator: Baylor College of Medicine (Other)
• Enrollment: 40
• Location: 1
• Duration (Months): 14
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 2.9

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Glaucoma	Behavioral: American Academy of Ophthalmology Glaucoma Educational Tape	Phase 4

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

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single
• Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training
• Official Title: The Effect of Patient Education on Glaucoma Medication Compliance
• Study Start Date: Mar 1, 2005
• Study Completion Date: May 1, 2006

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Intraocular pressure []

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Score on glaucoma educational test []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

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

Inclusion Criteria:

• Glaucoma patients coming in for routine examination

Exclusion Criteria:

• If glaucoma was unstable and treatment regimen required a change

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	MDVAMC	Houston	Texas	United States	77030

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
• Baylor College of Medicine

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Silvia Orengo-Nania, m.d., Baylor College of Medicine

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00376974
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2006-1
• First Posted: Sep 15, 2006
• Last Update Posted: Sep 15, 2006
• Last Verified: Sep 1, 2006

• Keywords provided by , ,: glaucoma; compliance; intraocular pressure; video
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Glaucoma

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 15, 2006