Healthy volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 1) Reading two different standardized Italian texts (International Reading Speed Text, IReST, Precision-Vision, La Salle, IL, USA) aloud with corrected near vision on two different electronic
Sponsors
Casa di Cura San Clemente, Fondazione Teresa Camplani, Mantova, Italy;
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - binocular visual acuity =0.8 - fluency in the Italian language - fluency in reading newspaper print size with best corrected near visual acuity - given written informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - presence of severe ocular diseases - presence or evidence of neurological conditions - presence of arm or hand impairments
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quantification of the ability to overcome the restraints of a smaller screen size, where only parts of a text are visible and navigation (e.g. scrolling, manual movements of the text) is needed, compared to a larger screen size, where the whole text is visible. Criteria, measurements involved: - standardized measured reading speed in words per minute and number of reading errors on a small portable versus large desktop video-magnifier. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - individual preference for one device or the other (portable, desktop or both) via questions and answer - search rate in the navigation task "find the crosses" in found crosses per minute | — |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Public ContactGianfrancesco M. Villani
Casa di Cura San Clemente, Fondazione Teresa Camplani, Mantova;
Outcome results
None listed