Community Based Treatment for (ComBaT) Glaucoma

Increasing Eye Care Utilization in Black Americans At High Risk For Glaucoma Using A Community-Engaged and Faith-Based Intervention

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06124521

Enrollment

Registered

2023-11-09

Start date

2024-10-18

Completion date

2027-05-01

Last updated

2026-03-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Glaucoma

Keywords

Eye Care, Care utilization, Community-based, Faith-based, Glaucoma

Brief summary

The purpose of this research is to evaluate if intervention and education can change the behavior of someone's willingness to see an eye care provider to prevent blindness and glaucoma. The researchers are investigating if adding additional resources improves participant access to care.

Detailed description

Outcome measures related to acceptability and feasibility are exploratory. They will not be registered or results reported.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALComBaT Glaucoma

ComBaT Glaucoma is a personalized counseling and education program about the participant's diagnosis and the importance of glaucoma follow-up care in maintaining vision.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Black or African American * Participated in the screening examination portion of the study

Exclusion criteria

* Current eye pain (\> 8 out of 10) * Sudden decrease in vision (within 1 week) * Double vision that doesn't stop when you blink and stops no matter what eye you cover (not blurred, but seeing 2 objects) * Pregnant women * Prisoners * Cognitive impairment- unable to give an ocular and social history * Moving outside of Michigan or driving distance to the church within 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Eye care utilization	Up to 14 months	Participants who have not seen an eye care provider for an initial clinical evaluation within 6 months of entering the program or a follow-up evaluation at 12 months will be considered underutilizers. Those who have received evaluation at 6 and 12 months will be considered normal utilizers.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTPhalatha McHaney-Conner, BS

pmchaney@med.umich.edu734-945-6046

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAngela Elam

University of Michigan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 5, 2026