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Tailored Messages to Increase Eye Examination Behavior

NCT ID: NCT00649766

Last Updated: 2008-04-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

330 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-06-30

Study Completion Date

2008-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this project is to test two different types of health messages, one that is developed for a specific group (targeted) and the other that is more personalized to individuals (tailored), to see which is better at changing how often people have their eyes examined. We hypothesize that people who get the tailored messages will be more likely to get a dilated eye exam than people who receive the targeted messages.

Detailed Description

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Studies have shown that people are not getting their eyes examined on a regular basis, even though dilated eye exams can detect eye diseases like glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy early, before significant vision loss has developed. Early detection can lead to earlier treatment, which can save sight by preventing or slowing the progression of these eye diseases. In this project we designed, implemented, and are now evaluating tailored and targeted print health messages to increase eye examination behavior in an African-American population 65 years of age and older, a group at increased risk of glaucoma and diabetes.

Conditions

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Eye Disease Eye Care

Keywords

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tailored health messages glaucoma diabetic retinopathy dilated fundus exams health behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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1

tailored print messages to encourage eye examination behavior

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

tailored newsletter

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Tailored newsletter that addresses each person's stage of change, barriers to getting eye exams, and knowledge of eye exams and eye disease

2

targeted print messages to encourage eye examination behavior

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

targeted newsletter

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Targeted newsletter that contains messages about barriers to getting eye exams and presents facts about glaucoma and African-Americans.

Interventions

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tailored newsletter

Tailored newsletter that addresses each person's stage of change, barriers to getting eye exams, and knowledge of eye exams and eye disease

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

targeted newsletter

Targeted newsletter that contains messages about barriers to getting eye exams and presents facts about glaucoma and African-Americans.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* African-American
* 65 years of age or older
* no dilated fundus exam in past 2 years

Exclusion Criteria

* appointment for dilated fundus exam scheduled
* no access to phone
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Eye Institute (NEI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Maryland, Baltimore

Principal Investigators

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Nancy J. Ellish, DrPH, MSPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Locations

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University of Maryland School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Ellish NJ, Royak-Schaler R, Passmore SR, Higginbotham EJ. Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about dilated eye examinations among African-Americans. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007 May;48(5):1989-94. doi: 10.1167/iovs.06-0934.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17460251 (View on PubMed)

Ellish NJ, Royak-Schaler R, Higginbotham EJ. Tailored and targeted interventions to encourage dilated fundus examinations in older African Americans. Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 Dec;129(12):1592-8. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.190.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22159679 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01EY015899

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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R01EY015899

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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