Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:41 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:41 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03052257
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of open angle glaucoma \[primary open angle glaucoma, pigment dispersion glaucoma, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, combined mechanism glaucoma, low tension glaucoma\] recorded in the medical record
* Prescribed glaucoma eye drops,
* Visual field performed within the last 9 months.
* As visual field testing is standard care glaucoma and the investigators wish to establish baseline glaucoma severity, the investigators will require that subjects have a visual field test documented in the chart within 9 months of enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria:
Exclusion criteria for patients At Screener:
* "How confident are you that you always remember to use your glaucoma medications?"
* not at all confident
* somewhat confident
* very confident)
* And "In the past 4 weeks, did you ever forget to take your medicine?"
* Veterans who respond both "very confident" and "no", respectively, will be excluded
Inclusion criteria for companions at screener:
* Willing to participate in assisting the patient with glaucoma drops and
* Willing to accompany the patient to the intervention visit for participants in the intervention arm or eye health education visit for participants in the control arm.
Exclusion criteria for companions: Unable or unwilling to attend baseline visit and intervention or control arm educational session with patient participant.
Exclusion criteria for patients or companions:
* Lacks proficiency in English,
* Lacks either a cell phone or landline phone.
Exclusion criteria for patients post randomization:
* Decision by patient and provider to cease glaucoma medication use
* Change in functional status such that the drops are no longer administered by the patient or the companion (such as nursing home care)
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT03052257
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03052257