Ocular and Cardiac Effects of Battle Ground

Benha University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: COVID-19; Stress Reaction; Tachycardia; Accommodation Spasm; Cardiac Arrhythmia

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Changes in eye strain; Diagnostic Test: Changes in heart pulse rate

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05377931

RC 10-22

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mobile battle ground games are widely used in various age groups, there are ocular and cardiac affection that may affect users of this type of action games.

Full description

The aim of this study is to assess the possible ocular and cardiac changes that may affect users of this type of mobile games in real life among various age groups and especially in adults with history of recent corona virus (COVID-19) disease. There is no medical recommendations about the time and the hazards of using this games for longer periods in real practice.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Normal subjects that are playing or not playing action mobile battle ground games will be included.
• Post COVID-19 subjects with average 6 months of infection and are playing mobile battle. Ground games will be included.

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects that refuse to enter the study.
• Users of mobile battle ground games with other diseases that may affect ocular and cardiac assessment as diabetic eye disease, cardiac congenital anomalies or recent cardiac or ocular surgery.

Trial design

150 participants in 3 patient groups

Normal subjects users of battle ground games (Group 1)

Description:

Subjects with no history of any medical diseases that are using mobile battle ground games for average 2 hours per day.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Changes in heart pulse rate

Diagnostic Test: Changes in eye strain

Post COVID-19 users of battle ground games (Group 2)

Description:

Adults with a recent history of COVID-19 (average of 6 months after onset of the disease) that returned to their normal life style and are using mobile battle ground games.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Changes in heart pulse rate

Diagnostic Test: Changes in eye strain

Normal subjects not playing mobile games (Groups 3)

Description:

Normal subjects that are not using any action mobile games.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Changes in heart pulse rate

Diagnostic Test: Changes in eye strain