Trial Outcomes & Findings for Providing Financial Incentives to Improve Adherence to Referral Eye Care Visits (NCT NCT04328207)

Last Updated: 2025-08-07

Results Overview

The percentage of patients who adhere to attending their referral appointments who received a financial incentive and eye health education will be compared with the percentage of patients who adhere to attending their referral appointments who received standard of care eye health education alone and no financial incentive for completing a referral visit.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

900 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

The time frame will be whether they attended the referral appointment between the screening date until 6 months after the screening date.

Results posted on

2025-08-07

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	No Financial Incentive This group will receive standard of care eye health education alone and no financial incentive for completing a referral visit. No Financial Incentive: Standard of care eye health education	Financial Incentive This group will receive a financial incentive once the referral visit is completed (if one was required) as well as eye health education. Financial Incentive: Patients who are referred for an in-person follow-up exam will receive a financial incentive once the referral visit is completed.
Overall Study STARTED	499	401
Overall Study COMPLETED	499	401
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Providing Financial Incentives to Improve Adherence to Referral Eye Care Visits

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	No Financial Incentive n=499 Participants This group will receive standard of care eye health education alone and no financial incentive for completing a referral visit. No Financial Incentive: Standard of care eye health education	Financial Incentive n=401 Participants This group will receive a financial incentive once the referral visit is completed (if one was required) as well as eye health education. Financial Incentive: Patients who are referred for an in-person follow-up exam will receive a financial incentive once the referral visit is completed.	Total n=900 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	272 Participants n=5 Participants	200 Participants n=7 Participants	472 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	227 Participants n=5 Participants	201 Participants n=7 Participants	428 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous	58.49 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.50 • n=5 Participants	59.58 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.99 • n=7 Participants	58.97 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.85 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	322 Participants n=5 Participants	258 Participants n=7 Participants	580 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	177 Participants n=5 Participants	143 Participants n=7 Participants	320 Participants n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Hispanic or Latino	3 Participants n=5 Participants	4 Participants n=7 Participants	7 Participants n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Not Hispanic or Latino	496 Participants n=5 Participants	397 Participants n=7 Participants	893 Participants n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Asian	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American	228 Participants n=5 Participants	142 Participants n=7 Participants	370 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) White	257 Participants n=5 Participants	250 Participants n=7 Participants	507 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	14 Participants n=5 Participants	9 Participants n=7 Participants	23 Participants n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment United States	499 participants n=5 Participants	401 participants n=7 Participants	900 participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: The time frame will be whether they attended the referral appointment between the screening date until 6 months after the screening date.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	No Financial Incentive n=499 Participants This group will receive standard of care eye health education alone and no financial incentive for completing a referral visit. No Financial Incentive: Standard of care eye health education	Financial Incentive n=401 Participants This group will receive a financial incentive once the referral visit is completed (if one was required) as well as eye health education. Financial Incentive: Patients who are referred for an in-person follow-up exam will receive a financial incentive once the referral visit is completed.
Percentage of Participants That Adhere to Referral Appointment	80 Participants	92 Participants

Adverse Events

No Financial Incentive

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Financial Incentive

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Cynthia Owsley

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Phone: 2053258635

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place