The goal of the study is to see if the use of music improves attention during visual field exams for pediatric glaucoma patients.
This study aims to determine if music can be used as an intervention to improve attention and quality of results in pediatric glaucoma patients taking visual field exams. The investigators also want to determine the most effective method and type of music by which it can be implemented into the test to improve patient experience and results. If there is an improvement, it will benefit the patient and the provider in administering the test and the utility of the results. To that end, patients between the ages of 8-17 with Glaucoma or glaucoma suspect diagnosis will be recruited from the clinic with consent from their parents and assent from the patient to participate in the study. They will come in on two scheduled dates after being randomized to either a control or experimental group. On the first date, the participants assigned to the control group will complete the Visual Field Exams (VFE) without music, and the experimental group will listen to music and complete a pre and posttest survey regarding test taking experience. On the second date, the groups will switch and the participant will complete the other part of the study. Results will then be analyzed and compared between the groups and previous results.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
The intervention will involve patient-chosen music.
Wilmer Eye Institute
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
RECRUITINGNumber 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.
Time frame: 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.
Time frame: 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.
Time frame: 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.
Time frame: Baseline, Follow-up visit up to 4 weeks
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