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Effects of Different Add Powers on the Comfort and Productivity of Computer Users With Fixed or Free Head Movement

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by: American Optometric Association
Information provided by: American Optometric Association
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00317525
  Purpose

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between optical blur from poor refractive corrections (glasses) of older workers using computers and their productivity and comfort in the workplace. The investigators believe that improving the visual status of subjects who use computers will have a beneficial effect on productivity and visual comfort.


Condition Intervention Phase
Refractive Errors
Asthenopia
Device: Spectacle Lenses
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:   Eye Wear    Refractive Errors   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:   Effects of Different Add Powers on the Comfort and Productivity of Computer Users With Fixed or Free Head Movement

Further study details as provided by American Optometric Association:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Visual comfort
  • Productivity (correct words per hour)

Estimated Enrollment:   36
Study Start Date:   May 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:   June 2006

Detailed Description:

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between optical blur from poor refractive corrections (glasses) of older workers using computers and their productivity and comfort in the workplace. We believe that improving the visual status of subjects who use computers will have a beneficial effect on productivity and visual comfort. All subjects will be required to complete a vision screening at no charge to decide if they qualify for the study. This is a double-blind study, which means that neither the subject nor the doctors will know which pair of lenses you will be wearing during the parts of the study. Subjects will complete a total of 4 hours of testing. The total amount of testing will be divided into ten 15-minute periods. During each period, the investigator will place different lenses in a trial frame. The trial frame that the subject will wear during the experiment will have their prescription for near plus an unknown pair of lenses. During the testing, the subject will complete a task involving finding and deleting apostrophes from a manuscript on a standard computer. Either the investigator or co-investigator will explain how to do this simple task. Subjects will answer a short survey before and after these tasks to check on symptoms resulting from using the computer. The following periodic measurements will be made during the study: productivity and accuracy to search for apostrophes (‘) in a document on one of the states of the U.S. These tasks will require a total of 4 hours testing with a total of ten pairs of trial lenses during a single visit.

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   40 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 40 years of age or greater
  • 20/40 visual acuity or better in each eye
  • Use a computer at least 1 hour per work day
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00317525

Locations
United States, Alabama
School of Optometry    
      Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-0010

Sponsors and Collaborators
American Optometric Association

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Kent M Daum, O.D., Ph.D.     School of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham    
  More Information

Study ID Numbers:   X050314015
First Received:   April 21, 2006
Last Updated:   September 7, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00317525
Health Authority:   United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by American Optometric Association:
Refractive error  
Asthenopia  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Eye Diseases
Asthenopia
Refractive Errors

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 05, 2008




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