Adherence, Glaucoma
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to use a randomized controlled design to determine the impact of a SMS messaging associated with free eye drops intervention on the following outcomes among patients after trabeculectomy surgery in rural China.
Detailed description
SMS message reminder is a system which can sent re-visit information to remind the patient about the revisit time and address. The investigators can use the SMS system to find out if it is a useful to reduce the not-attended rate of the revisit appointment among the rural patients.
Interventions
OTHERSMS and free eye drops
The SMS reminder message will sent to the SMS associated with free eye drops group patients 1 week and 1 day before there appointment to remind them the exact time and address of the revisit appointment.The eye drops will be offered free to the the SMS associated with free eye drops group patients when they revisit on time.
Sponsors
Orbis
Congdon Nathan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All the patients after trabeculectomy surgery in 4 cooperated rural hospitals
Exclusion criteria
* Both the patient and his/her caretakers don't have cellphone or the one who has cellphone but don't know how to use the SMS function.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Not-attended rate | up to 1 year | Compare the SMS and free eye drops patient not-attend rate with the control group to show the impact of SMS reminder associated with free eye drops on the adherence with scheduled follow-up visit |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge and Attitudes about glaucoma, glaucoma surgery and importance of follow-up using a questionnaire | up to 1 year | Using a questionnaire to compare Knowledge and Attitude between the SMS associated with free eye drops group and the control group |
| Additional factors potentially associated with post-operative follow-up using a patient questionnaire | up to 1 year | Using a patient questionnaire to compare between the SMS associated with free eye drops group and the control group |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed