The Role of Music in Enhancing Attention During Visual Field Exams for Pediatric Glaucoma Patients

NCT ID: NCT06971588

Last Updated: 2025-11-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-01

Study Completion Date

2026-04-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of the study is to see if the use of music improves attention during visual field exams for pediatric glaucoma patients.

Detailed Description

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This study aims to determine if music can be used as an intervention to improve attention and quality of results in pediatric glaucoma patients taking visual field exams. The investigators also want to determine the most effective method and type of music by which it can be implemented into the test to improve patient experience and results. If there is an improvement, it will benefit the patient and the provider in administering the test and the utility of the results.

To that end, patients between the ages of 8-17 with Glaucoma or glaucoma suspect diagnosis will be recruited from the clinic with consent from their parents and assent from the patient to participate in the study. They will come in on two scheduled dates after being randomized to either a control or experimental group. On the first date, the participants assigned to the control group will complete the Visual Field Exams (VFE) without music, and the experimental group will listen to music and complete a pre and posttest survey regarding test taking experience. On the second date, the groups will switch and the participant will complete the other part of the study. Results will then be analyzed and compared between the groups and previous results.

Conditions

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Glaucoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

The study will involve the child being randomized to a control and experimental group, and about 2 weeks after the initial test, they will be asked to come in and take part in the alternate study group. During the control visit, the child will take the visual field exam as they would in their routine care.
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Music Group (first)

This arm will involve the use of music during their initial VFE, and then they will take part in the non-music group during their second visit.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Music intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention will involve patient-chosen music.

Non-Music Group (first)

This arm will involve the completion of the VFE with no music first, and then they will crossover and complete the arm involving the use of music during the visual field exam.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Music intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention will involve patient-chosen music.

Interventions

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Music intervention

The intervention will involve patient-chosen music.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Glaucoma or glaucoma suspect

Exclusion Criteria

* Post operative patient
* Non English speaking
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Courtney Kraus, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins University

Locations

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Wilmer Eye Institute

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Courtney Kraus, MD

Role: CONTACT

240-482-1100

Katherine O'Neill

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Courtney Kraus, MD

Role: primary

240-482-1100

References

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Blood AJ, Zatorre RJ. Intensely pleasurable responses to music correlate with activity in brain regions implicated in reward and emotion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Sep 25;98(20):11818-23. doi: 10.1073/pnas.191355898.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11573015 (View on PubMed)

Muralidharan S, Ichhpujani P, Bhartiya S, Singh RB. Eye-tunes: role of music in ophthalmology and vision sciences. Ther Adv Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep 2;13:25158414211040890. doi: 10.1177/25158414211040890. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34497975 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186231

Baldwin, M., \& Lewis, R. (2017). Positive valence music restores executive control over sustained attention. PLOS ONE, 12(11), e0186231. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186231

Other Identifiers

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IRB00484910

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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