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Texts and calls could save sight: pakistan study tests referral boost
NCT ID NCT07611682
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured referral tracking program helps adults in Pakistan complete follow-up eye care after community screenings. 500 participants will receive either standard referral or extra support like counseling and weekly reminders. The goal is to prevent blindness from conditions like cataracts and diabetes by ensuring people get the treatment they need.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years or above * Individuals diagnosed with visual impairment or eye conditions requiring referral to a tertiary eye care facility * Permanent residents of Rawalpindi District, Pakistan * Willing and able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals already undergoing treatment for the identified eye condition * Individuals requiring emergency ophthalmic care * Severe systemic or physical illness limiting follow-up * Individuals unable to provide informed consent
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ACCO Department, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46600, Pakistan
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