Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study
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- STATUS
- Recruiting
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- End date
- Sep 8, 2024
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- participants needed
- 2373
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- sponsor
- Columbia University
Summary
The investigators are conducting a 5-year prospective, cluster-randomized controlled trial, funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which provides vision screenings to underserved, vulnerable New York City residents living in affordable housing buildings in Harlem and Washington Heights.
Description
This study aims to increase engagement, detection and management of glaucoma, vision impairment, cataracts, and other eye diseases in vulnerable populations living in New York City. This study considers disparities by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, and socioeconomic status using innovative approaches such as patient navigators. Individuals over the age of 40 living in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Housing buildings are eligible.
Details
| Condition | Glaucoma, Vision Impairment and Blindness, Cataract, Diabetic Retinopathy, Eye Diseases |
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| Treatment | Usual Care, Enhanced Intervention Using Patient Navigators |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT04271709 |
| Sponsor | Columbia University |
| Last Modified on | 27 February 2022 |
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