Risk Factors for Glaucoma in Musicians

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01667861

Enrollment

Registered

2012-08-17

Start date

2011-10-31

Completion date

2015-01-31

Last updated

2015-05-25

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Conditions

Glaucoma

Keywords

Glaucoma, Wind instruments

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of playing wind instruments for the development of ocular hypertension and glaucoma, together with investigating the prevalence of visual problems and eye diseases in (professional) musicians.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* All full time or part time professional players of participating symphony or wind orchestras, including guest players. * Retired players, if possible.

Exclusion criteria

* Difficulty in reading or speaking Dutch.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
IOP levels, including IOP peaks occurring during or directly after playing, and prevalence of glaucomatous field loss in players of wind instruments.	One hour.	—
IOP peaks and variations during continuous IOP monitoring	24 hours	Several high-risk participants will be asked their permission to perform continuous IOP monitoring during 24 hours with a sensing contact lens.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Risk factors for glaucoma and the prevalence of visual problems and eye disease among (professional) musicians	2 years	Participants of orchestras will be asked to fill in a questionnaire to collect demographic data together with data on musical history,ophthalmologic history and family history on glaucoma and ocular hypertension. From these participants, a selection will be invited for further screening.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results