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Augmenting Referral Pathway to Improve Uptake of Retinal Services by Diabetic Patients

NCT04829084 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2022-03-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital (REMEH) is a non-profitable organization. Retina services were resumed from October 2019. Until this retinal service started, it has been mostly cataract-focused. People are unaware of this new retinal service in the hospital. The investigators would like to fill this gap and our objective is to increase the attendance of patients with Diabetes Mellitus, for retinal screening at REMEH by providing health education intervention to selected physicians and establish a referral pathway.

Study Design: pre- post-intervention Methods: The investigators are going to conduct intervention by providing health education on diabetes Retinopathy to the health personnel of Scheer Memorial Hospital. It has been referring eye patients to REMEH as there is no eye department there.

Data Management: The demographic information of health personnel of Sheer memorial and demographic information and other variables of the patient who are referred from Scheer Hospital will be collected and entered in an excel sheet.

The study period of approximately 16 months (March 2020 to Sep 2021): Initial 10 months for proposal writing, preparation, and getting ethical approval. Feb2021 - April 2021 three months for pretest intervention May- July further data collection and last two months Aug- Sep Analysis and writing result.

Results: The proposed outcome is to increase the proportional change in the number of patients availing retinal services and to find out a proportional increase in the number of diabetes screenings from the baseline. Also, a positive outcome is a clear indication for health education, and setting communication between general physicians and specialties will set the path for improvement in a timely health care delivery system.

Conditions

  • Diabetic Retinopathy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pre-post educational intervention

To Increase the attendance of patients with Diabetes Mellitus, for retinal screening at REMEH by providing health education intervention to selected physicians and establishing a referral pathway

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital (REMEH)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Indian Institute of Public Health, India

    collaborator OTHER

  • Seva Canada Society

    collaborator OTHER

  • Queen's University, Belfast

    collaborator OTHER

  • Seva Foundation

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-02-26
Primary Completion
2021-09-30
Completion
2021-12-30

Countries

  • Nepal

Study Locations

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