The Effect of 3D Autostereoscopic Video-game Play on the Visual Fatigue in Children

NCT02407015 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: URMS 138673
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 41
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to examine the specific effect that 3D game play has on the control of the eyes horizontal movements. It will examine the youngest group of consumers this technology is marketed to, 7 to 11-year-olds and no children under 7 years of age will be recruited to this study as per Nintendo's hardware guidelines, which recommends that children under 7 years of age not play in 3D mode. It will examine the effect of playing in 3D for 30 minutes on horizontal fusional amplitudes compared with a control group playing in 2D for 30 minutes.

Conditions

Visual Fatigue

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in horizontal fusional amplitude

  Immediately following gameplay

Study Arms (2)

3D gameplay

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will play a game for 30 minutes on the Nintendo 3DS in 3D.

Other: Nintendo 3DS gameplay

2D gameplay

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will play a game for 30 minutes on the nintendo 3DS in 2D.

Other: Nintendo 3DS gameplay

Interventions

Nintendo 3DS gameplay OTHER

2D gameplay; 3D gameplay

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Male and female 7 to 11-year-olds with no prior history of binocular vision / ocular motility dysfunction.

You may not qualify if:

• Corrected visual acuity of less than 0.000 tested with SLT at 3m.
• Interocular visual acuity difference of 0.100 (tested with SLT) or greater, which could indicate the presence of Amblyopia.
• The presence of any manifest deviation (Tropia).
• Presence of any ocular motility dysfunction, which affects primary position.
• Reduced binocular convergence of 10 centimetres or less.
• Stereoacuity of less than 170" (this may indicate the presence of a microtropia or other undiagnosed pathology).
• Any prior or existing medical history of epilepsy or seizures.
• Any prior or existing medical history of repetitive strain injury.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Sheffield: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS trust

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB20QQ, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthenopia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Eye Diseases

Study Officials

• Louisa A Haine, BSc

  University of Sheffield

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lead Orthoptic Clinical Tutor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 30, 2015
• First Posted: April 2, 2015
• Study Start: December 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2015
• Study Completion: May 1, 2015
• Last Updated: October 14, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-10

Locations

GB (1)