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Community-Based Interventions to Increase Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Uptake: A Cluster-Based Implementation Study in Thailand

Community-Based Interventions to Increase Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Uptake: A Cluster-Based Implementation Study in Thailand

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20260416004
Enrollment
81
Registered
2026-04-16
Start date
2025-04-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Participants were adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus for more than 5 years, or type 2 diabetes mellitus of any duration requiring screening for diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Establishment of onsite portable non-mydriatic fundus photography with artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted image interpretation.,The same intervention as Group 1, supplemented by structured communit

Sponsors

Sumalee Boonyaleephan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Eligible participants were adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus for more than 5 years 2. type 2 diabetes mellitus of any duration. All participants had not undergone DR screening within the preceding six months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age less than 18 years 2.Pregnancy 3.Refusal to provide informed consent 4. Uninterpretable fundus images 5.Incomplete bilateral retinal imaging 6. Cross-exposure to other intervention strategies 7. Failure to attend educational activities (Groups 2 and 3 only) Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Screening of diabetic retinopathy 2 months after end of the intervention. Establishment of onsite portable non-mydriatic fundus photography with artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted image interpretation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cost-effectiveness in increasing DR screening rates 2 months after end of the intervention. Comparing total intervention costs with economic benefits in each group.,Cost-effectiveness in reducing vision loss attributable to DR 2 months after end of the intervention. Estimated cost savings from preventing future DR-related complications,Changes in participants knowledge and awareness following educational interventions 2 months after end of the intervention. Pre and post-intervention questionnaire scores.

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactSumalee Boonyaleephan

Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University

sumaleeb@g.swu.ac.th6637395451

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026