Diabetic Retinopathy in Kenya: Uptake of Retinal Examination in patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DURE) study

Conditions

Eye Diseases Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Diabetic Retinopathy

Mwangi N, Bascaran C, Ng'ang'a M, Ramke J, Kipturgo M, Gichuhi S, Kim M, Macleod D, Moorman C, Muraguri D, Gakuo E, Muthami L, Foster A.

2020-07-168 citations

10.1186/s40814-020-00644-8

Peer-support to increase uptake of screening for diabetic retinopathy: process evaluation of the DURE cluster randomized trial.

Mwangi N, Bascaran C, Ramke J, Kipturgo M, Kim M, Ng'ang'a M, Gichuhi S, Mutie D, Moorman C, Muthami L, Foster A.

2020-01-0610 citations

10.1186/s41182-019-0188-z

Effectiveness of peer support to increase uptake of retinal examination for diabetic retinopathy: study protocol for the DURE pragmatic cluster randomized clinical trial in Kirinyaga, Kenya

Nyawira Mwangi, Mark Ng’ang’a, Esbon Gakuo, Stephen Gichuhi, David Macleod et al. (14 authors)

BMC Public Health2018-07-136 citations

10.1186/s12889-018-5761-6

Interventions

Community-based peer education support

usual care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants 1. The participant will reside in Kirinyaga for the next 12 months 2. The participant is a member of a patient support group in Kirinyaga 3. The participant living with diabetes 4. The participant age 18 years or older 5. The participant willing to participate in the study 6. The participant has a mobile phone Peer supporters In addition to the above criteria: 1.The participant willing to participate in the study as a peer supporter 2. Has had an eye examination in the last 12 months 3. Is proficient in Kiswahili or Kikuyu? 4. Is willing to commit 2 days for training and many hours supporting participants over the next 12 months 5. Has a mobile phone

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participant is pregnant 2. Participant is breastfeeding 3. Participant has previously been enrolled and randomized into this study 4. Participant is taking part in another study 5. Participant has a debilitating medical or related condition 6. Participant has received previous ophthalmological treatment for diabetic retinopathy 7. Participant been seen by an ophthalmologist for a retinal examination within the last 12 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome will be the proportion of participants in each arm that take up eye examination for detection of diabetic retinopathy	—

Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public ContactNyawira Mwangi

LSHTM

Nyawira.Mwangi@lshtm.ac.uk+254722727839

Outcome results

None listed