Status:
COMPLETED
Time to Treatment Utilizing a Tele-Retinal Referral System for wAMD and DME: A Pilot Study
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Conditions:
Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration
Diabetic Macular Edema
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
In this province, optometrists are often responsible for contacting the retinal specialists' office to arrange patients to be examined for suspected emergencies or more routine referrals related to th...
Detailed Description
Within the province of Ontario, there are a limited number of retinal specialists for a large and geographically diverse population of 13.5 million people in 2012. Because the majority of these specia...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged greater than 18 years,
- Able to provide informed consent,
- Referred from an optometrist either participating in the teleophthalmology referral system or via conventional fax referrals with a provisional diagnosis of possible wet AMD or DME to any of the physician investigators.
Exclusion
- Patients with a presumed diagnosis of wet AMD and/or DME at the time of referral who previously had diagnostic imaging (ex. fundus images, OCT images) performed as part of the referral will be excluded;
- Patients unable to tolerate fluorescein angiography (FA);
- Patients unable to travel to the retina practice for treatment or further testing,
- Patients unable to fully understand the study requirements and provide informed consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
83 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01899963
Start Date
November 1 2013
End Date
February 1 2022
Last Update
May 22 2023
Active Locations (1)
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St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton King Campus
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8G5E4