ISRCTN ISRCTN25754048
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN25754048
Secondary identifying numbers N0034186696
Submission date
28/09/2007
Registration date
28/09/2007
Last edited
01/09/2015
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Eye Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mrs Carol Lomas
Scientific

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Barnsley
S75 2EP
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleGlaucoma compliance aids research project
Study objectives1. 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?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedEye Diseases: Glaucoma
InterventionGlaucoma compliance aids vs no aids.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. 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 measuresNo secondary outcome measures
Overall study start date01/09/2006
Completion date01/03/2007

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants100 patients from Ophthalmology outpatients
Key inclusion criteria1. Primary open angle glaucoma patients
2. Patients using prostaglandin analogues anti glaucoma medications only
3. Patients putting eye drops themselves
Key exclusion criteria1. 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
Date of first enrolment01/09/2006
Date of final enrolment01/03/2007

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Barnsley
S75 2EP
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan