BC Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada
Completed
NCT Number: NCT02784132
Video Diversion Improves Success Rate of Fundoscopic Examination in Children
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.
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Conditions
Age range
1 year–4 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
About this study
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.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
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
Treatment and study plan
Video diversion
OtherThe intervention is playing a video on a computer or iPad (using www.youtube.com) while performing fundoscopy.
Primary outcomes
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Success rate of visualizing the optic disc within 60 seconds
Time frame: 60 second
Secondary outcomes
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Time required to visualize the optic disc
Time frame: 60 seconds
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Ease of performing fundoscopy
Time frame: 60 seconds
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
University of British Columbia
Other
Registry information
Official study title
Video Diversion Improves the Success Rate of Fundoscopic Examination in Children: a Prospective Multi-clinic, Multi-practitioner, Randomized Controlled Trial
Important dates
- Study start
- 2012
- Primary completion
- 2014
- Study completion
- 2014
- First posted
- May 26, 2016
- Registry last updated
- May 4, 2026
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