Preoperative Visual Aids on Glaucoma Surgical Patients

Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong133 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to evaluate the impact of preoperative visual aids on anxiety and pain management in patients with low educational backgrounds undergoing glaucoma filtration surgery.

A randomized, single-blinded, single-centre clinical trial was conducted at a tertiary eye hospital in Shantou, China. Patients scheduled for glaucoma filtration surgery were randomly assigned to either a conventional oral education group or a visual aids group. Anxiety levels, pain scores, blood pressure, and pulse rates were measured at multiple time points.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

133

Conditions

Anti-Glaucoma Medications

Interventions

Visual aidsBEHAVIORAL

Diagrams, models, and videos

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult inpatients with age ≥18 years * Illiterate or with ≤ 9 years of compulsory education * Indications for filtering surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Mental illness * Cognitive impairment

Locations (1)

Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shantou, Guangdong, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Anxiety levels, pain scores, blood pressure, and pulse rates

measured at multiple time points

Time frame: 1 day prior to surgery; 30 minutes prior to surgery; 5 minutes after the onset of surgery; the conclusion of the surgical procedure

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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