Glaucoma Eye Drop Instillation: Impact of Education

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Glaucoma, Open-Angle

In brief

The purpose of this study is to assess whether an educational intervention will have a positive effect on patients' ability to properly administer eye drops. The investigators predict that the educational intervention will have a positive impact on the efficacy, safety, and efficiency with which patients administer their eye drops.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01416415

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

119

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-04-05

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Established care with the treating ophthalmologist for at least 6 months
• Diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension
• The use of one, two or three self-instilled eye drop medications in one or two eyes
• Age 40-85 years
• Fluency in English
• Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/50 or better in each eye

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of moderate to severe cognitive deficits
• Presence of a clinically significant tremor
• Mini Mental Status Exam score ≤ 20

Where it is running

• Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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