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Computer Vision Syndrome Prevalence Among University Students

Prevalence and Severity of Computer Vision Syndrome Among Medical Students

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04405648
Enrollment
49
Registered
2020-05-28
Start date
2020-05-28
Completion date
2020-12-31
Last updated
2022-12-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Computer Vision Syndrome

Brief summary

CVS-F3 questionnaire will be used as an instrument to survey CVS prevalence and severity among medical students

Detailed description

CVS-F3 is a valid questionnaire that includes 26 questions to be responded by the medical students to detect CVS complains and possible complications. The questionnaire includes questions regarding potential ocular, extra-ocular, musclo-skeletal and neuro-psychatric complains caused by CVS. Complete statistical analysis of the survey data will be done using univariate and multivariate logistic and linear regression analysis.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCVS GROUP

the students will respond to CVS-F3 questionnaire to report their potential CVS complains and associated screen factors as screen-time, screen-size, screen-resolution and other factors.

Sponsors

Sohag University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* university students * studying medicine

Exclusion criteria

* ocular surgery * amblyopia * anisometropia * strabismus * DM * hypertension

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Prevalence of CVS1 monthwill be reorted in form of percentage (%) of students with CVS
Visual acuity1 monthmeasurement of visual acuity using distance visual charts in logMAR measurements
Refraction1 monthmeasurement of refractive power in diopters
Schirmer test1 monthmeasurement of tear volume production with Schirmer test in mm unit measurements
Tear Break Up Time (TBUT)1 monthmeasurement of tear film stability with TBUT in seconds time unit measurements
mfERG examinations6 monthsmfERG will be performed for the students to document the effect of CVS on retina

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026