Improving Patient-centered Care for Diabetes in Bangladesh Through Dynamic Integration of Vision Care on the Demand Side

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether there is an increase in participant uptake of diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) services and improved quality of patient-centered diabetic care resulting from the use of automated voice message reminders to sensitize people with DM about the potential for sight loss alongside the provision of free reading glasses. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Will the proportion of patients completing their scheduled DR and DM appointments within 3 weeks of the scheduled date be significantly increased in the group receiving the automated voice messages containing both appointment reminders and messaging about the importance of visit and medication compliance in reducing the risk of vision loss, compared with participant messages which only remind them of their appointments? 2. What is the cost-effectiveness, measured as total intervention cost per additional patient complying with the suggested exam?

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 30
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Diagnosed with DM within the last 6 months

• Over 30 years of age

• Currently treated at the Dinajpur Diabetes Hospital

• Possess a mobile phone to receive voice messages

• Willingness to participate in the study, and ability to give informed consent

Locations
Other Locations
Bangladesh
Gausul Azam BNSB Eye Hospital
RECRUITING
Dinajpur
Dinajpur Diabetes & Swasthoseba Hospital
RECRUITING
Dinajpur Sadar
Contact Information
Primary
Lutful Husain
lutful.husain@orbis.org
+88 01711626852
Backup
Nathan Congdon
ncongdon1@gmail.com
+44 7748751393
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-08-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 640
Treatments
No_intervention: Control Group: Automated voice message exam reminder only
Participants will only receive an automated voice message reminder about the date of exam
Experimental: Intervention Group: Automated voice message + vision education + free reading glasses at appointment
Participants will receive an automated voice message reminder about the date of the exam. Additionally, the participant will receive a message underscoring the risk of vision loss from poorly controlled DM, stressing that excellent compliance with visits and medications nearly completely eliminates this risk, and the participant will receive a free pair of reading glasses on first appointment.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Gausul Azam BNSB Eye Hospital, Dinajpur district of Bangladesh, District Diabetes Hospital, Dinajpur district of Bangladesh
Leads: Orbis

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