- ICH GCP
- Amerikanska kliniska prövningsregistret
- Klinisk prövning NCT02085681
Study of Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Identifying Diabetic Retinopathy Cases (DRTM)
Effectiveness of Tele-medicine in Identifying Diabetic Retinopathy Cases Attending Diabetologists' Clinics Compared to the Conventional Referral System
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of identifying diabetic retinopathy using tele-medicine based Digital Retinal Imaging in Diabetes Clinics with that of the conventional referral system.
Hypothesis: Tele-medicine based digital retinal imaging involving a diabetes centre will identify proportionately more diabetic patients with DR and lead to higher acceptance rate with subsequent ophthalmic referral and management
Studieöversikt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljerad beskrivning
Studietyp
Inskrivning (Faktisk)
Fas
- Inte tillämpbar
Kontakter och platser
Studieorter
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Tamil Nadu
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Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Indien, 625020
- Aravind Eye Hospital
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Deltagandekriterier
Urvalskriterier
Åldrar som är berättigade till studier
Tar emot friska volontärer
Kön som är behöriga för studier
Beskrivning
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diabetic patients (as per ICD-9 code 250) in the age group of ≥50 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients <50 years of age
- Already enrolled as study patients at the diabetes centre
- Patients screened for DR in free camps organized by the diabetes centre
- Diabetic patients who underwent retinal examination in the previous year prior to this intervention
- Patients with disability (physical or mental) who have difficulty in travelling to the eye hospital
Studieplan
Hur är studien utformad?
Designdetaljer
- Primärt syfte: Hälsovårdsforskning
- Tilldelning: Randomiserad
- Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
- Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)
Vapen och interventioner
Deltagargrupp / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Experimentell: Tele-medicine
Tele-medicine aided retinal imaging and referral to eye hospital
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Patients at the diabetes clinics will be subjected to non-mydriatic retinal imaging and the images will be transferred to the eye hospital via internet using a specified software - Aravind Diabetic Retinopathy Evaluation Software (ADRES) that enables a retinal specialist to read and grad the image and send the feedback immediately to the diabetes clinic.
Based on the presence or absence of DR the patients will be referred to the eye hospital for detailed retinal examination.
Andra namn:
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Övrig: Conventional Referral
Patients will be counselled on the importance of eye examination and will be referred to the eye hospital in the conventional manner.
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All eligible patients in the conventional arm will be counselled on the importance of eye screening and will be referred to the eye hospital
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Vad mäter studien?
Primära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Proportion of patients with confirmed Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) diagnosed at the eye hospital
Tidsram: 6 months
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Out of the patients referred from the diabetes clinics to the eye hospital, the number of patients with confirmed DR will be measured.
This proportion will be compared between the two arms.
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6 months
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Sekundära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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The severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR)
Tidsram: 6 months
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Among patients confirmed with DR, the severity of the disease will be measured using standard classification (Diabetic Retinopathy Disease Severity Scale) approved by the American Academy of Ophthalmology
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6 months
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The acceptance rate for referral in each arm
Tidsram: 6 months
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Out of the patients referred from the diabetes clinic, the number of patients actually reported to the eye hospital will be measured.
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6 months
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Proportion of patients eligible for referral who had DR and who did not attend
Tidsram: 6 months
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Patients who are referred by not attended to the eye hospital will be followed up and examined to find out what proportion of them actually as DR
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6 months
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Andra resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Barriers to compliance
Tidsram: 6 months
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Patients will be interviewed to identify the barriers to compliance following the referral
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6 months
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Drivers of acceptance
Tidsram: 6 months
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Patients will be interviewed to identify the factors that encouraged them to visit the eye hospital following referral
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6 months
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Samarbetspartners och utredare
Sponsor
Samarbetspartners
Utredare
- Huvudutredare: Sanil Joseph, MHA, MSc, Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
- Studiestol: Ramasamy Kim, DO, DNB, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madruai, India
- Studiestol: Thulasiraj Ravilla, MBA, Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai
- Studiestol: Astrid Fletcher, MSc, PhD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Publikationer och användbara länkar
Studieavstämningsdatum
Studera stora datum
Studiestart
Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)
Avslutad studie (Faktisk)
Studieregistreringsdatum
Först inskickad
Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Första postat (Uppskatta)
Uppdateringar av studier
Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Uppskatta)
Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Senast verifierad
Mer information
Termer relaterade till denna studie
Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor
Andra studie-ID-nummer
- WT097685MA
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