Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Ms Kate Kelley
ORCID ID
Contact details
Worthing & Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust
Worthing Hospital
Lyndhurst Road
Worthing
BN11 2DH
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1903 205111 x 4198
kate.kelley@wash.nhs.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0283091717
Study information
Scientific title
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a nurse-run glaucoma support unit in comparison to a medically-led outpatients clinic
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To compare the effectiveness of a nurse-run glaucoma support unit with that of a medically-led outpatients clinic, in terms of patients' knowledge of the condition and its treatment, and adherence to medication
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Glaucoma
Intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Patients' understanding of glaucoma, adherence to therapy.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/11/2001
Overall trial end date
06/05/2003
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
102 patients with long-term chronic stable glaucoma
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
102
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/11/2001
Recruitment end date
06/05/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Worthing & Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust
Worthing
BN11 2DH
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
Sussex NHS Research Consortium (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list