RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06968611

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


Sponsor

Orbis

Enrollment

640 participants

Start Date

Aug 25, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

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

Min Age: 30 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria2

  • Other significant causes of vision loss
  • Medical conditions that could impair compliance with follow-up (such as stroke, dementia, etc.)

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Interventions

OTHEREducation/information of risk

Participant will receive a message underscoring risk of vision loss from poorly controlled DM, and how this risk can be largely eliminated with excellent compliance with mediations and clinical visits.

OTHERFree eye glasses

Participants will receive a free pair of reading glass at their first appointment


Locations(2)

Gausul Azam BNSB Eye Hospital

Dinajpur, Bangladesh

Dinajpur Diabetes & Swasthoseba Hospital

Dinajpur Sadar, Bangladesh

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