Project inCharge: Increasing the Rate of Comprehensive Eye Care Utilization by Older African Americans Through Community-Based Eye Health Education Program

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00591110

Acronym

inCharge

Enrollment

177

Registered

2008-01-11

Start date

2008-06-30

Completion date

2009-12-31

Last updated

2012-06-28

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Conditions

Eye Care, Eye Disease, Vision

Brief summary

The study design is a randomized intervention evaluation. Ten senior centers in predominately African American communities in the Birmingham, Alabama will be selected as sites for the educational intervention. Five centers will be randomly assigned to receive an educational intervention communicating practical information about vision, eye conditions and eye care as pertinent to the older African American population. The other five centers will serve as social-contact controls, where participants will receive an engaging information session on a non-health related topic. The primary outcome of interest is the change in percentage of persons receiving comprehensive eye care from pre- to post- intervention. The secondary outcomes are the process outcomes of improvement in knowledge, attitudes, and values about vision, eye conditions, and eye care.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEye care education

Participants will receive an educational intervention communicating practical information about vision, eye conditions and eye care pertinent to the older African American population

BEHAVIORALSocial-contact control

Participants receive an engaging informational session on a non-health related topic

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* African Americans ages \>=60 years residing in the communities targeted for intervention or control activities

Exclusion criteria

* Persons who do not speak English, persons who are not community-dwelling.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in the percentage of persons receiving comprehensive eye care from pre- to post- intervention	6 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in knowledge, attitudes, and values about vision, eye conditions, and eye care and reduction in perceived barriers to care.	18 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 24, 2026