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Community Based Treatment for (ComBaT) Glaucoma

Increasing Eye Care Utilization in Black Americans At High Risk For Glaucoma Using A Community-Engaged and Faith-Based Intervention

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
40 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether education and extra support help people get eye care to prevent blindness and glaucoma, an eye disease that can harm sight. It is for Black or African American people who took part in the study’s eye screening.

The purpose of this research is to evaluate if intervention and education can change the behavior of someone's willingness to see an eye care provider to prevent blindness and glaucoma. The researchers are investigating if adding additional resources improves participant access to care.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are Black or African American.
  • You took part in the study’s eye screening exam.

Who can't join

  • You have eye pain now that is greater than 8 on a scale of 0 to 10.
  • Your vision suddenly got worse within the past week.
  • You see two objects instead of one, even after blinking, but this stops when you cover either eye.
  • You are pregnant.
  • You are a prisoner.
  • You have trouble with thinking or memory that keeps you from sharing your eye health and personal history.
  • You plan to move outside Michigan or beyond driving distance of the church within 6 months.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Black or African American * Participated in the screening examination portion of the study Exclusion Criteria: * Current eye pain (\> 8 out of 10) * Sudden decrease in vision (within 1 week) * Double vision that doesn't stop when you blink and stops no matter what eye you cover (not blurred, but seeing 2 objects) * Pregnant women * Prisoners * Cognitive impairment- unable to give an ocular and social history * Moving outside of Michigan or driving distance to the church within 6 months

Study sites (2)

MI