Status:
UNKNOWN
Self-care Management Program for Dry Eye Disease Patients Using the heiQ
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Conditions:
Dry Eye Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Dry Eye Disease (DED)is a chronic disease without a cure. Empowering patients to engage in better self-care requires knowledge of their disease and skills in self-management, which can lead to improve...
Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to assess a self-care management program for dry eye disease (DED) patients using the Health Educational Intervention Questionnaire (heiQ). The heiQ is tool that facilitates a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Participants will be considered eligible for inclusion in the study if they are:
- moderate to severe dry eye disease patients (have a minimum score of 20 on the Ocular Surface Disease Index and minimum score of 5 on the Canadian Dry Eye Assessment)
- at least 18 years of age
- capable of communicating in English 4) willing and able to receive the educational intervention
- 5\) willing and able to conduct DED self-care at home as needed
Exclusion
- Participants will be considered ineligible for participation in the study if any of the following criteria are met:
- They are currently participating in other similar studies
- They are currently undergoing or have undergone any type of self-care management/educational program for dry eye disease
- unable/unwilling to receive the educational intervention and complete the two administrations of the heiQ 4 ) Unable to communicate fluently in English as the videos and the heiQ survey are both only available in English.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 24 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
130 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03467490
Start Date
November 24 2018
End Date
July 30 2020
Last Update
March 31 2020
Active Locations (1)
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St. Joseph's Hospital
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2