Overcoming Barriers in Vision Care Utilization of African Americans With Diabetes

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Conditions studied: Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetes Mellitus

In brief

The goal of this project is to implement a Collaborative Translational Research Center (TRC) Network Study which aims to assure optimal two-way communication between ophthalmologists and their patients' primary care physicians (PCP). The Collaborative TRC Network Study will have 2 objectives: * To design and develop common research protocols to develop a 4-year retrospective database (2007-2010) that compiles electronic billing and medical chart information that can be used to study individual-level, clinical-level and system-level factors that impact access to and quality of vision care; * To evaluate adherence to dilated fundus exams (DFEs) follow-up as the primary measureable quality indicator, and its relationship to the patients' demographics, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR), other ocular and medical co-morbidities, presence of HA1C, and primary care provider (PCP) communication. By enhancing communication and strengthening the clinical information exchanged between PCPs and eye care professionals, this Collaborative TRC Network study will help to overcome barriers to obtaining ongoing DFEs and reduce disparities in vision care utilization.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT01744132
Run by
Wills Eye
People needed
3000
Starts
2012-10-01
Expected to finish
2016-10-01
Last updated by the study team
2016-11-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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