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Tear Change and Ocular Symptoms after Reading Printed book and Electronic book: a randomized controlled trial

Tear Change and Ocular Symptoms after Reading Printed book and Electronic book: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20160319002
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-03-19
Start date
2014-11-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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

Conditions

tear change after reading electronic book and printed book tear break up time tear meniscus height hard&#45

Interventions

tear meniscus height&#44
tear break up time&#44
corneal fluorescein stain&#44
questionnaire for ocular symptom score are performed before and after reading electronic&#45
book ,tear meniscus height&#44
questionnaire for ocular symptom score are performed before and after reading printed&#45
Experimental Device,Experimental Device
Reading electronic&#45
book,reading printed&#45

Sponsors

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) participants who aged between 18 and 60 years old (2) near best corrected visual acuity (near BCVA) of 20/40 or better (3) ability of using electronic reading devices and reading books

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) participants who aged less than 18 years or more than 60 years (2) less than 20/40 of near BCVA (3) inability to read or use electronic reading devices (4) presence of any ocular surface diseases (5) uses of eye drop medications or contact lens.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
tear miniscus height, tear break up time before and after 2 intervention, 1 week apart tear meniscus height and tear break up time measured by the Keratograph

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
corneal staining score,ocular symptom score before and after 2 intervention, 1 week apart fluorescein corneal staining for corneal staining score and questionnaire for ocular symptom score

Contacts

Public ContactPinnita Prabhasawat

Unaffiliated

pinnita.pra@mahidol.ac.th02-4196635

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026