Intravitreal Injections by Nurses and Physicians Compared

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
• Main ID: NCT02359149
• Date of registration: 04/02/2015
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: St. Olavs Hospital
• Public title: Intravitreal Injections by Nurses and Physicians Compared
• Scientific title: Intravitreal Injections by Nurses or Physicians: a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Efficacy, Patient Satisfaction and Health Economy
• Date of first enrolment: March 2015
• Target sample size: 328
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02359149
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: None (Open Label).
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Norway

Contacts

• Name: Marit Fagerli, md
• Affiliation: St Olavs University Hospital

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- referred to the eye clinic for treatment of age related macular degeneration, diabetes
retinopathy or retinal vein occlusion with anti-vascular endothelium growth factor

- Ability to provide written informed consent

- ability to comply with study assessments for the full duration of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

-



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Eye Diseases

Intervention(s)

Drug: Anti-VEGF agents

Procedure: intravitreal injections given by a nurse

Procedure: intravitreal injections given by a physician

Procedure: Intravitreal injections

Primary Outcome(s)

change in visual acuity [Time Frame: 1 year]

Secondary Outcome(s)

incidence of ocular adverse events [Time Frame: from baseline to 12 months]

patient satisfaction [Time Frame: 12 months]

Secondary ID(s)

2014/1719

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology