Does Orientation On Eye Health To Female Health Volunteers Increase Footfall In A Vision Center

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-58
SponsorSeva Canada Society

About this trial

The goal of this interventional comparative study is to see if one day eye health orientation to Female Community Health Volunteers will increase footfall of patients in a Vision Center. Total of 58 Female Community Health Volunteers of Dipayal Silagadhi Municipality will receive eye health education. There is one Vision Center at Dipayal Silagadhi. Similarly there is one Vision Center at Chainpur Bajhang. Here FCHV will not receive one day eye health orientation. Currently both Vision Centers provide similar number of services. We shall compare and see if there will be any change in the number of people coming to these vision center.

Female Community Health Volunteers in Dipayal Silgadhi will be asked to refer eye patients to the nearest Vision Center. They will be given

1. Eye health orientation session 2. Referral slip

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Female Community Health Volunteers of Dipayal Silgadhi Municiplality

Disqualifiers

Female Community Health Volunteers of other Municipalities

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Educational Session

    Behavioral

    Educational Session

Treatment groups

149 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Vision CenterNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: Eye Health OrientationExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

International comparative study to see if one day eye health orientation to Female Community Health Volunteers will increase footfall of patients in a Vision Center

The goal of this international comparative study is to see if one day eye health orientation to Female Community Health Volunteers will increase footfall of patients in a Vision Center. Total of 58 Female Community Health Volunteers of Dipayal Silagadhi Municipality will receive eye health education. There is one Vision Center at Dipayal Silagadhi. Similarly there is one Vision Center at Chainpur Bajhang. Here FCHV will not receive one day eye health orientation. Currently both Vision Centers provide similar number of services. We shall compare and see if there will be any change in the number of people coming to these vision center. Female Community Health Volunteers in Dipayal Silgadhi will be asked to refer eye patients to the nearest Vision Center. They will be given 1. Eye health orientation session 2. Referral slip

Time frame
One year

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Seva Canada Society

Lead sponsor

Geta Eye Hospital

Collaborator