Effect of Cervical Immobilization on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter

Tanta University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter; Point of Care Ultrasound

Treatments: Device: cervical neck collar

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04507620

33935/7/20

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effect of Cervical Immobilization on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter

Full description

Two cervical immobilization devices will be used in this study named cervical neck collar and head blocks strapped on the backboard and optic nerve diameter will be measured using point of care ultrasound and compare the effect of each type of cervical immobilisation on optic nerve sheath diameter.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult healthy volunteers aged more than 18 years

Exclusion criteria

• Hx of stroke

  • Inability to consent,
  • Inability to lay flat on a bed or table for 15 min in duration,
  • History of glaucoma, globe injury, lens implant,
  • Recent refractive surgery (within the past 60 days).
  • Uncontrolled hypertension

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

cervical neck collar

Treatment:

Device: cervical neck collar

head blocks strapped on the backboard

Treatment:

Device: cervical neck collar