Eye muscle training boosts balance and foot pressure distribution for nearsighted college students

Effect of Ocular Muscle Training on Foot Pressure Distribution and balance among college-going students with Myopia - NIL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/07/070680

Enrollment

Registered

2024-07-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-19

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H00-H59- Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Interventions

Intervention1: Ocular muscle training: Study invites myopic participants for voluntary ocular exercises 4 times/week for 4 weeks, with mid-assessment at 2 weeks. Final evaluation assesses balance and

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Diagnosed case of myopia -Age- 18-25 years -Both male and female -MMSE = 24 -BBS score 35-44

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Individual with hyperopia, emmetropia, presbyopia. -Any neurological disorder affecting eyesight, balance and foot pressure distribution -Any musculoskeletal, metabolic and systematic illness affecting eyesight, balance and foot pressure distribution -Any fracture, metal implant, wounds of lower limb -Post surgical intervention -Congenital deformities

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
-Podia Scan -Harris Mat -Berg Balance Scale (BBS) Timepoint: At baseline, after 2 weeks, and after 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJay Shankar Choudhary

Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

sharma.nidhi.physio@mmumullana.org9760835605

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026