| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN25754048 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 28/09/2007 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0034186696 |
| Public title | Glaucoma compliance aids research project |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Eye Diseases: Glaucoma |
| Study hypothesis | 1. Do patients receiving glaucoma compliance aids show higher compliance rates with their mediations than those without the aids?
2. Do patients rate the treatment aid as easy to use? |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | 1. Primary open angle glaucoma patients
2. Patients using prostaglandin analogues anti glaucoma medications only
3. Patients putting eye drops themselves |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | 1. Patients with other eye problems
2. Patients using more than one topical medication
3. Patients not able to consent to participate in the project
4. Patients not putting eye drops themselves
5. Patients under the age of 40 years of age |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/09/2006 |
| Anticipated end date | 01/03/2007 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 100 patients from Opthamology outpatients |
| Interventions | Glaucoma compliance aids vs no aids. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | 1. Improvement of compliance in using glaucoma medications, based on rates of using the daily treatment dose before and after using the glaucoma compliance aid.
2. Ease of using compliance aids, based on patients answers to questions related to: squeezing out drops, getting drops into eye, difficulty in squeezing bottle, difficulty in controlling number of drops, difficulty aiming drops. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | None |
| Sources of funding | Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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| Sponsor name | Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
| Contact name | Mrs Carol Lomas |
| Contact details |
Barnsley
United Kingdom
S75 2EP |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN25754048 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
