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Effectiveness of Ocular Physiotherapy versus Home Exercises in the Convergence Insufficiency

Effectiveness of Ophthalmic Physiotherapy versus Home Exercises in the Convergence Insufficiency

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-8kzvsk
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-07-05
Start date
2017-08-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Ocular Motility Disorders

Interventions

Ophthalmic physiotherapy (OP) Patient Education (PE) Participants (15) of the OP group will be attended by 6 physiotherapy sessions to the total, being performed twice a week, lasting 40 minutes. The
Strengthening of the ocular muscles (lateral rectus) bilaterally
Exercise charts for divergence
Brock rope
Rule of divergence
Hart tables and exercises with prism bars. The participants of the PE group (15) will receive a manual with home exercises and will be guided to perform them for 6 sessions, twice a week, lasting 40
Strengthening of the ocular muscles (lateral rectus) bilaterally and exercise charts for divergence.
Other
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Sponsors

Faculdade Assis Gurgacz - FAG
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade Assis Gurgacz - FAG
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age above 18 years old; Convergence insuffiency symptons superior 11 from CISS (Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neurological diseases; Ocular diseases under treatment; Cognitive and behavioral changes.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Convergence insufficiency: Questionnaire CISS (Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey) This questionnaire is divided into 15 items, using a likert scale with 5 levels of response. The Questionnaire CISS will be taken before the first evaluation and one week after the intervention. Classification 00 to 10 points, normal binocular vision 11 to 36 points, Suspected Convergence Insufficiency 37 to 60 points, Convergence Insufficiency Statistically significant reduction of the CISS questionnaire score. Significance level set at 5% using the ANOVA test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Do not have second outcomes.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMarcelo Taglietti

Faculdade Assis Gurgacz - FAG

marcelotaglietti@gmail.com+554532291558

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)