Comparing Rates of Glaucoma in Professional Wind Versus Non-Wind Instrument Players

NCT02612571 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 15-495
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 51
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the present study is to compare rates of glaucomatous optic neuropathy in professional wind versus non-wind instrument players in the Philadelphia Orchestra. A secondary objective is to evaluate intra-ocular pressure and choroidal thickness of wind instrument players under variable playing conditions.

Conditions

Glaucoma; Intraocular Pressure; Optic Neuropathy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Intraocular pressure (IOP) in wind and non-wind instrument players

  Compare IOP in wind and non-wind instrument players

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Wind instrument players

A wind instrument is defined as any instrument that contains a resonator, in which a column of air is set into resonation by the player blowing into a mouthpiece at one end of the resonator.

Non-wind instrument players

A non-wind instrument is defined as any instrument that does not contain a resonator.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Current and retired members of the Philadelphia Orchestra who play or played wind and non-wind instruments for an average of 1 hour per day for a minimum of 5 years.

You may qualify if:

• Play wind or non-wind instrument for average of 1 hour per day for minimum of 5 years.
• Normal general health.

You may not qualify if:

• Incisional eye surgery \<1 month prior to visit 1.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wills Eye: lead

Study Sites (1)

Wills Eye Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Glaucoma; Optic Nerve Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ocular Hypertension; Eye Diseases; Cranial Nerve Diseases; Nervous System Diseases

Study Officials

• L J Katz, MD

  Wills Eye Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 6, 2015
• First Posted: November 24, 2015
• Study Start: July 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2016
• Study Completion: July 1, 2016
• Last Updated: November 22, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

US (1)