NCT03054597

Brief Summary

Children in the United States watch an average of twenty-eight hours of television and play around thirteen hours of video games per week. The objective of this experiment was to see if a specific eye exercises could strengthen the eye muscles and improve the peripheral vision range of children and adults.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
19

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2012

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2012

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2012

Completed
4.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 13, 2017

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 15, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

October 6, 2017

Status Verified

October 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

February 13, 2017

Last Update Submit

October 4, 2017

Conditions

Eye Strain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Eye Muscle Endurance

    The time spent exercising prior to eye strain

    2 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Peripheral Vision

    2 weeks

  • Peripheral Reading Range

    2 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Adults

EXPERIMENTAL

The arm consisted of adult participants who underwent: Circular Light Motion exercises: 4 times over 2 weeks Diagonal Light Motion exercises: 4 times over 2 weeks Peripheral Light Motion exercises: 4 times over 2 weeks

Device: Circular light motionDevice: Diagonal light motionDevice: Peripheral light motionProcedure: Exercise

Children

EXPERIMENTAL

The arm consisted of child participants who underwent: Circular Light Motion exercises: 4 times over 2 weeks Diagonal Light Motion exercises: 4 times over 2 weeks

Device: Circular light motionDevice: Diagonal light motionProcedure: Exercise

Interventions

Circular light motionDEVICE

Exercise with circular light motion

AdultsChildren
Diagonal light motionDEVICE

Exercise with diagonal light motion

AdultsChildren
Peripheral light motionDEVICE

Exercise with peripheral light motion

Adults
ExercisePROCEDURE
AdultsChildren

Eligibility Criteria

Age12 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Able to read English

You may not qualify if:

  • Cannot be colorblind

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Hopkins Junior High School

Fremont, California, 94539, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthenopia

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Eye Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 13, 2017

First Posted

February 15, 2017

Study Start

February 1, 2012

Primary Completion

April 1, 2012

Study Completion

April 1, 2012

Last Updated

October 6, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(1)