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Contact Information:

Prof Augusto Azuara-Blanco
+44 (0)28 9097 6350
a.azuara-blanco@qub.ac.uk


Mrs Mary Guiney
+44 (0)28 9615 1447
ACE@nictu.hscni.net


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Be Part of Research - Trial Details - Study of technologies for the diagnosis of angle closure glaucoma

Study of technologies for the diagnosis of angle closure glaucoma

Recruiting

Open to: All Genders

Age: Adult

Medical Conditions

Angle-closure glaucoma


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The ACE study is trying to find out whether people referred by an optician with possible angle closure could be safely diagnosed by healthcare professionals other than eye doctors. Patients will be helping us to determine whether other health professionals besides eye doctors could look after people who have been referred to the eye clinic with angle closure. If the research confirms that this is the case, this will relieve doctors’ time in the NHS and doctors could then see patients with serious eye diseases who require treatment more promptly. In the long term, this would potentially help with waiting times in the NHS. If the study shows that having other health professionals see patients once they are stable is not as good as having doctors evaluating them, then this strategy will not be implemented in the NHS.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

03 Apr 2023 31 Dec 2024

Publications

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37793921/ (added 05/10/2023)

Some images will be obtained from the front of the patient's eyes and the patient will also be seen by an optometrist and an eye doctor at the clinic. Some information about participants will be noted in relation to age, gender, postcode, prescription glasses etc and patients will also be asked to complete a quality-of-life questionnaire.


Adults (≥18 years) referred from community optometry to hospital eye services with suspected angle closure

You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


Unable to provide informed consent


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    Denmark Hill
    London
    SE5 9RS
  • NHS Lothian
    Waverley Gate 2-4 Waterloo Place
    Edinburgh
    EH1 3EG
  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Cambridge Biomedical Campus Hills Road
    Cambridge
    CB2 0QQ
  • Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
    Trust Headquarters A Floor - Belfast City Hospital Lisburn Road
    Belfast
    BT9 7AB
  • Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus
    Nottingham University Hospital Derby Road
    Nottingham
    NG7 2UH
  • Cardiff & Vale University Lhb
    Woodland House Maes-y-coed Road
    Cardiff
    CF14 4HH
  • Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Trust Headquarters, Cobbett House Manchester Royal Infirmary Oxford Road
    Manchester
    M13 9WL
  • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
    Colney Lane Colney
    Norwich
    NR4 7UY
  • Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
    City Hospital Dudley Road
    Birmingham
    B18 7QH
  • Portsmouth Hospitals University National Health Service Trust
    Queen Alexandra Hospital Southwick Hill Road Cosham
    Portsmouth
    PO6 3LY
  • Moorefields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 162 City Road
    London
    EC1V 2PD
  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
    St Thomas' Hospital Westminster Bridge Road
    London
    SE1 7EH

Patients will be helping us to determine whether other health professionals besides eye doctors could look after people referred to the eye clinic with angle closure. If this is the case this will relieve doctors' time in the NHS and doctors could then see patients who need treatment more promptly. Participants may help with waiting times in the NHS. There are no risks associated with the study.


The study is sponsored by Queen's University Belfast and funded by Health Technology Assessment Programme.




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Last updated 15 February 2024

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