The Role of Music in Enhancing Attention During Visual Field Exams for Pediatric Glaucoma Patients

NCT06971588 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB00484910
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of the study is to see if the use of music improves attention during visual field exams for pediatric glaucoma patients.

Conditions

Glaucoma

Keywords

Pediatric; Glaucoma; Music; Research; Ophthalmology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Number of False Positives On VFE

  This outcome measurement will be used to assess reliability by seeing how often the patients were responding to stimuli that weren't present during the VFE. Assessment will be done by the physician after completion of the VFE by patient which takes about 10 minutes.

  Baseline, Follow-up visit up to 4 weeks

• Number of False Negatives On VFE

  This measurement is a reliability tool to see if the patient missed any stimuli during VFE. Assessment will be done by the physician after completion of the VFE by patient which takes about 10 minutes.

  Baseline, Follow-up visit up to 4 weeks

• Number of Fixation Losses on VFE

  This will evaluate any gaze deviation by the patient during VFE as a marker of inattention and test reliability. Assessment will be done by the physician after completion of the VFE by patient which takes about 10 minutes.

  Baseline, Follow-up visit up to 4 weeks

• Test Duration (minutes) On VFE

  This will evaluate the length of the test as a marker for inattention and reliability if patient takes longer to complete the exam in one group or the other. Assessment will be done by the physician after completion of the VFE by patient which takes about 10 minutes.

  Baseline, Follow-up visit up to 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Music Group (first)

EXPERIMENTAL

This arm will involve the use of music during their initial VFE, and then they will take part in the non-music group during their second visit.

Other: Music intervention

Non-Music Group (first)

EXPERIMENTAL

This arm will involve the completion of the VFE with no music first, and then they will crossover and complete the arm involving the use of music during the visual field exam.

Other: Music intervention

Interventions

Music intervention OTHER

The intervention will involve patient-chosen music.

Music Group (first); Non-Music Group (first)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Glaucoma or glaucoma suspect

You may not qualify if:

• Post operative patient
• Non English speaking

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Johns Hopkins University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Wilmer Eye Institute

Bethesda, Maryland, 20817, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Muralidharan S, Ichhpujani P, Bhartiya S, Singh RB. Eye-tunes: role of music in ophthalmology and vision sciences. Ther Adv Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep 2;13:25158414211040890. doi: 10.1177/25158414211040890. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.

  PMID: 34497975 BACKGROUND

• Blood AJ, Zatorre RJ. Intensely pleasurable responses to music correlate with activity in brain regions implicated in reward and emotion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Sep 25;98(20):11818-23. doi: 10.1073/pnas.191355898.

  PMID: 11573015 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Baldwin, M., \& Lewis, R. (2017). Positive valence music restores executive control over sustained attention. PLOS ONE, 12(11), e0186231. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186231

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Glaucoma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ocular Hypertension; Eye Diseases

Study Officials

• Courtney Kraus, MD

  Johns Hopkins University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The study will involve the child being randomized to a control and experimental group, and about 2 weeks after the initial test, they will be asked to come in and take part in the alternate study group. During the control visit, the child will take the visual field exam as they would in their routine care.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 6, 2025
• First Posted: May 14, 2025
• Study Start: June 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2026
• Study Completion: May 1, 2026
• Last Updated: May 5, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)