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Improving eye care in residential aged care facilities using the Residential Ocular Care (ROC) model: study protocol for a multicentered, prospective, customized, and cluster randomized controlled trial in Australia.

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Holloway, EE; Constantinou, M; Xie, J; Fenwick, EK; Finkelstein, EA; Man, REK; Coote, M; Jackson, J; Rees, G; Lamoureux, EL
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November 26, 2018

BACKGROUND: Older adults in residential aged care facilities have unnecessarily high levels of vision impairment (VI) which are largely treatable or correctable. However, no current comprehensive eye health service model exists in this setting in Australia. We aimed to determine the clinical, person-centered, and economic effectiveness of a novel eye care model, the Residential Ocular Care (ROC). METHODS/DESIGN: This protocol describes a multicentered, prospective, randomized controlled trial. A total of 395 participants with distance vision < 6/12 (0.30 LogMAR) and/or near vision N8 (1.00 M) or worse will be recruited from 38 urban and rural aged care facilities across Victoria, Australia. Aged care facilities will be randomized (1:1) to one of two parallel groups. Participants in the ROC group will receive a comprehensive and tailored eye care pathway that includes, as necessary, refraction and spectacle provision, cataract surgery, low vision rehabilitation, and/or a referral to an ophthalmologist for funded treatment. Usual care participants will be referred for an evaluation to the eye care service associated with the facility or an eye care provider of their choice. The primary outcome will be presenting near and distance vision assessed at the two- and six-month follow-up visits, post baseline. Secondary outcomes will include vision-specific quality of life, mobility, falls, depression, and eye care utilization at two and six months. An incremental cost-effectiveness analysis will also be undertaken. DISCUSSION: The ROC study is the first multicentered, prospective, customized, and cluster randomized controlled trial in Australia to determine the effectiveness of a comprehensive and tailored eye care model for people residing in aged care facilities. Results from this trial will assist health and social care planners in implementing similar innovative models of care for this growing segment of the population in Australia and elsewhere. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12615000587505 . Registered on 4 June 2015 - retrospectively registered.

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Trials

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EISSN

1745-6215

Publication Date

November 26, 2018

Volume

19

Issue

1

Start / End Page

650

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vision, Ocular
  • Vision Disorders
  • Victoria
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Time Factors
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Prospective Studies
  • Ophthalmology
  • Nursing Homes
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
 

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Holloway, E. E., Constantinou, M., Xie, J., Fenwick, E. K., Finkelstein, E. A., Man, R. E. K., … Lamoureux, E. L. (2018). Improving eye care in residential aged care facilities using the Residential Ocular Care (ROC) model: study protocol for a multicentered, prospective, customized, and cluster randomized controlled trial in Australia. Trials, 19(1), 650. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-3025-5
Holloway, Edith E., Marios Constantinou, Jing Xie, Eva K. Fenwick, Eric A. Finkelstein, Ryan E. K. Man, Michael Coote, Jonathan Jackson, Gwyn Rees, and Ecosse L. Lamoureux. “Improving eye care in residential aged care facilities using the Residential Ocular Care (ROC) model: study protocol for a multicentered, prospective, customized, and cluster randomized controlled trial in Australia.Trials 19, no. 1 (November 26, 2018): 650. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-3025-5.
Holloway EE, Constantinou M, Xie J, Fenwick EK, Finkelstein EA, Man REK, Coote M, Jackson J, Rees G, Lamoureux EL. Improving eye care in residential aged care facilities using the Residential Ocular Care (ROC) model: study protocol for a multicentered, prospective, customized, and cluster randomized controlled trial in Australia. Trials. 2018 Nov 26;19(1):650.
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Published In

Trials

DOI

EISSN

1745-6215

Publication Date

November 26, 2018

Volume

19

Issue

1

Start / End Page

650

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vision, Ocular
  • Vision Disorders
  • Victoria
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Time Factors
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Prospective Studies
  • Ophthalmology
  • Nursing Homes
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic