A pilot study to determine the feasibility of a glaucoma direct referral scheme for community optometrists and to evaluate the clinical quality of optometry follow up of glaucoma patients in the community and hospital

ISRCTN	ISRCTN36532888
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN36532888
Protocol serial number	N0106128058
Sponsor	Department of Health
Funder	Gloucestershire R&D Consortium (UK)

Prospectively registered

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Statistical analysis plan

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Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Miss Lisa Collins
Scientific

Glaucoma Project Office
Cheltenham General Hospital
Trust HQ
1 College Lawn
Cheltenham
GL53 7AG
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	A pilot study to determine the feasibility of a glaucoma direct referral scheme for community optometrists and to evaluate the clinical quality of optometry follow up of glaucoma patients in the community and hospital
Study objectives	To test the feasibility of a direct referral scheme for community optometrists and to evaluate the follow up of glaucoma patients in community and hospital
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Eye Diseases: Glaucoma
Intervention	Randomised trial 1. Optometrist shared care 2. Hospital clinic
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Reduction in inappropriate hospital referrals
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	10/07/2005

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	1000
Key inclusion criteria	100-150 new glaucoma referrals age 60-85 approx and 400 follow up patients per year for two years
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	10/07/2003
Date of final enrolment	10/07/2005

Cheltenham General Hospital

Cheltenham
GL53 7AG
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes

28/02/2018: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.
26/01/2016: no publications found on PubMed.