Measurement of Eye Movements While Reading a German Text

NCT ID: NCT04642781

Last Updated: 2023-06-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

127 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-30

Study Completion Date

2020-07-30

Brief Summary

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To establish normative value for reading parameters in healthy children of primary school age and in grades 2-5.

Detailed Description

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Following initial assessment of feasibility, recruitment is expanded to children attending grades 2-5 recruited from 4 different primary schools in German speaking Switzerland. Two texts of The New International Reading Speed Test (IReST) of similar difficulty are presented on a laptop in randomized order. Children are asked to read the text aloud while eye movements are recorded with an eye tracking bar. The following parameters are analysed: reading speed (words/minute), number of saccades, number of fixations.

Conditions

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Healthy Children

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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healthy children aged 8-13years (schoolgrade 2-5)

Primary school children are asked to read a German text presented on a laptop screen

reading of a text

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Reading of 2 IRest Texts presented on a laptop in randomized order while eye movements are recorded with a tracking bar.

Interventions

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reading of a text

Reading of 2 IRest Texts presented on a laptop in randomized order while eye movements are recorded with a tracking bar.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 8-13 years
* child consent
* parental consent

Exclusion Criteria

* unability to read
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Basel

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anja Palmowski-Wolfe

Professor Dr. med.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anja M Palmowski-Wolfe, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Basel, University Eye Hospital Basel

Locations

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University Basel, University Eye Hospital Basel

Basel, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Wertli J, Schotzau A, Trauzettel-Klosinski S, Palmowski-Wolfe A. Feasibility of Eye Movement Recordings with the SMI Tracking Bar in 10- to 11-Year-Old Children Performing a Reading Task. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2020 Apr;237(4):510-516. doi: 10.1055/a-1101-9204. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32330981 (View on PubMed)

Wertli J, Schotzau A, Palmowski-Wolfe A. The Influence of Age on Eye Movements during Reading in Early Elementary School Children. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2023 Apr;240(4):591-598. doi: 10.1055/a-2045-7271. Epub 2023 Apr 25.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 37164411 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2018-00283

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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