Status:
COMPLETED
Improving the Follow up Rate for Pediatric Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Seva Foundation
Collaborating Sponsors:
Bharatpur Eye Hospital
Indian Institute of Public Health, India
Conditions:
CNLDO - Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
Amblyopia
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Follow-up of pediatric patients is important for their regular ocular morbidity monitoring, especially for amblyopia management. An observatory data of 1st week (1st to 7th) of January 2019 revealed t...
Detailed Description
Need: Childhood visual impairment and blindness remains an important public health issue. It is estimated that around 14 million children in the world are blind. Nepal Pediatric Ocular Disease study f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- all pediatric patients 0-16 years age advised for at least 3 follow up visits within 4 months period (January 2021 to April 2021) at Bharatpur Eye Hospital
- Patients who require weekly, bi-weekly (fortnight), or monthly follow up visits,
- In certain conditions, some severe cases require earlier follow up than the scheduled follow up schedule, those cases will be included,
- Parents/guardians of children who own a mobile phone or have daily access to a phone and are able to use the SMS (Short Message Sending) feature on these phones,
- Parents of children willing to enroll their children in the study
Exclusion
- Children who require less than 3 follow up visits,
- Ocular conditions requiring daily follow up visits will be excluded because it is not feasible to send the reminder phone call and SMS for daily follow up
- Children who have already been treated and under regular follow up,
- Children with ocular conditions requiring to follow up beyond four months,
- Children whose follow up schedules fall beyond the study duration,
- Parents/ guardians of the children not willing to participate in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 15 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
264 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04837534
Start Date
February 15 2021
End Date
December 30 2021
Last Update
March 10 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Bharatpur Eye Hospital
Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal