Effect of Mobile Communication on Childhood Cataract Follow-up Adherence (NCT01417819) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Effect of Mobile Communication on Childhood Cataract Follow-up Adherence
China258 participantsStarted 2010-12
Plain-language summary
Rigorous and regular follow-up is essential to successful management of childhood cataract, but it is often ignored by parents and especially difficult to be delivered in China, such an average-medical-resource-limited country.
Health programmes that use mobile communication technologies are emerging with the aim of strengthening health systems.
The investigators aimed to assess whether mobile phone short message service (SMS) for parents of cataract children involved in the Childhood Cataract Program of Ministry of Health of China (CCPMOH) improved follow-up adherence and detection rate of the timing of surgery, postoperative complications and necessary replacement of glasses.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* If the children were identified with congenital or development cataract before or after surgery, without other ocular abnormality
* Parents were able to access a mobile phone on a near-daily basis and communicate via short message service (SMS).
* Have signed a consent form
* Can be followed
Exclusion Criteria:
* Children not identified with congenital or development cataract
* Parents without ownership of mobile phone
* Have not signed consent form
* Be not able to be followed
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