Video Diversion Improves Success Rate of Fundoscopic Examination in Children

University of British Columbia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fundoscopy

Treatments: Other: Video diversion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02784132

H12-02053

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fundoscopy is an important component of the neurological examination as it can detect pathologies such as high intracranial pressure. However, the exam can be challenging in uncooperative children. This study looked at whether playing a video during eye examination, improves the success, duration and ease of pediatric fundoscopy.

Full description

Fundoscopy is an important component of the neurological examination as it can detect pathologies such as high intracranial pressure. However, the exam can be challenging in uncooperative children. This study looked at whether playing a video during eye examination, improves the success, duration and ease of pediatric fundoscopy. The authors plan to recruit from 4 different clinical care settings for a total of 101 subjects. Success rate is defined as visualizing the optic disc within 60 seconds from commencement of fundoscopy. The ease of examination is determined by using a 10 point likert scale.

Enrollment: 101 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 4 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient aged 1 to 4 years of age (inclusive) with 2 examinable eyes

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who were blind, younger than 1 year of age, or older than 4 years of age

Trial design

101 participants in 4 patient groups

Study Arm A

Other group

Description:

Right eye examined first with video diversion then left eye examined without video diversion

Treatment:

Other: Video diversion

Study Arm B

Other group

Description:

Right eye examined first without video diversion then left eye examined with video diversion

Treatment:

Other: Video diversion

Study Arm C

Other group

Description:

Left eye examined first with video diversion then right eye examined without video diversion

Treatment:

Other: Video diversion

Study Arm D

Other group

Description:

Left eye examined first without video diversion then right eye examined with video diversion

Treatment:

Other: Video diversion