Eye Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
Intravitreal injections, Nurses, Physicians
Brief summary
Anti-VEGF agents are given for a variety of previously untreatable eye diseases. The last years indications for their use and consequently the number of patients needing treatment, have been increasing. Most patients require multiple injections. This has resulted in many eye departments administering thousands of injections per year, also at St Olavs University Hospital Trondheim. To cope with this increase in workload, it would be helpful if injections would be given not only by the physicians but also by the nurses. This study's objective is to compare efficiency, patient satisfaction and cost per patient of injections given by nurses and physicians.
Interventions
PROCEDUREintravitreal injections given by a nurse
PROCEDUREintravitreal injections given by a physician
PROCEDUREIntravitreal injections
DRUGAnti-VEGF agents
Sponsors
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
St. Olavs Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* referred to the eye clinic for treatment of age related macular degeneration, diabetes retinopathy or retinal vein occlusion with anti-vascular endothelium growth factor * Ability to provide written informed consent * ability to comply with study assessments for the full duration of the study
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in visual acuity | 1 year | Mean change in visual acuity from baseline to 12 months, tested on ETDRS letter chart |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| incidence of ocular adverse events | from baseline to 12 months | — |
| patient satisfaction | 12 months | questionnaire after the first treatment will be compared with questionnaire after 12 months |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed