- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02198534
Comparison of the Freiburg Visual Acuity Test (FrACT) With the EDTRS- and Landoltring Charts (FEL)
Comparison of the Freiburg Visual Acuity Test (FrACT) With the EDTRS- and Landoltring Charts: a) Assessment of the Inter-test Agreement and the Test-retest Reliability b) Analysis of Examinees' / Examiner's Subjective Rating and of Test Durations
A) For the investigation of Visual acuity, inter-test agreement and the test-retest reliability were used three different visual acuity tests: ETDRS charts, Landoltring chart and Freiburg Visual Acuity Test (FrACt). The examinees passed each visual acuity test twice but the sequence of the visual acuity tests were randomize and so different for each examinee. The examinees were 24 adult Aalen university students (except students of ophthalmic optics in terms 2 - 7) with a minimal distant visual acuity without or with correction of 0.2. Another inclusion criteria was a maximum myopia of sph -2,00 dpt, a maximum hyperopia of sph +5,50 dpt and a maximum astigmatism of cyl 2,50 dpt. The Landolt C was projected in eight-orientations. For the FrACT Test we used two different devices for response input: a modified keypad with Landoltring symbols (FrACTk) and a haptic Landolt device with an adjustable Landoltring (FrACTh). The primary objective was the comparison between FrACTk and FrACTh. The secondary Objective contains the comparison between all visual acuity tests.
B) Background: Landolt Cs and letters are commonly used optotypes. In the explorative study we compare four different ways of applying them: The Freiburg visual acuity test (FrACT) using a keypad and a haptic Landolt device, a Landolt C chart in accordance to ISO 8596 and DIN 58220 with eight-orientated Landolt C and ETDRS charts. The aims of the survey were to determine examinee´s/examiner´s subjective ratings using Visual analogue scales (VAS), the inter-test agreement between the tests and test-retest reliability of the tests, concerning the test duration.
Subjects and Methods: Twenty-four adult examinees with a visual acuity of ≥ 0,2 were included in the explorative study. The visual acuity of one eye was measured monocularly, randomized with regard to the leading/non-leading eye. The subjects passed every visual acuity test twice in a randomized sequence of the visual acuity tests, which is maintained by a pre-specified randomization list, making use of forced choice.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
- FrACT (internet version 3.8.1) 1.1 haptic Landolt Ring device (FrACTh) 1.2 modified keypad with Landolt Ring symbols (FrACTk)
- ETDRS Visual Acuity Tester (Steinbeis Transferzentrum Biomedizinische Optik, Tübingen/Germany)
- Landoltring chart (Visus GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany)
- VISUCAT monitor with single optotype display(numbers; Argus Individuell Optic GmbG, Putzbrunn/Germany)
- Room illuminance level 250 lx, assessed with digital luxmeter (Peak Tech 5025, Peak Tech Prüf - und Messtechnik GmbH, Ahrensburg/Germany)
Laptopdisplay (TravelMate, Acer, 8372 Taipeh/China):
luminance level 151 cd/m2 , surround luminance level 75 cd/m2 , assessed with luminance meter (IS-110 Laptop Minolta, Tokyo/Japan)
ETDRS Visual Acuity Tester:
luminance level: 237 cd/m², surround luminance level 85 cd/m²
Landoltring Chart:
luminance level: 236 cd/m², surround luminance level 84 cd/m²
VISUCAT:
luminance level: 380 cd/m², surround luminance level 70 cd/m²
- Stopwatch (Apple iPhone 4S, Cupertino CA/USA)
- Laser Rangefinder (GLM 80 Professional, Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany)
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Baden-Württemberg
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Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 73430
- University of Applied Sciences, Study Course Ophthalmic Optics
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- age ≥ 18 years
- Minimum distant visual acuity (without/with correction) 0.2 (Visucat, single letter optotypes [numbers], initial session). As long as minimum distant visual acuity limits are exceeded, test runs without optical corrections are preferred in order to enhance the spectrum/variety of tested visual acuity values
- Ametropia:
maximum myopia sph -2.00 dpt maximum hyperopia sph +5.50 dpt maximum astigmatism cyl 2.5 dpt
- informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Epilepsy / psychiatric disorders
- Drugs affect the reaction time and / or determining the visual acuity, or the refractive power of the eye
- Ophthalmic Education
- Amblyopia
- strabismus
- Glaucoma IOP> 22 mmHg
- Nystagmus
- Diabetic retinopathy (blood sugar-related retinal disease)
- Very dry eyes (sicca symptoms)
- eye surgery back are less than 3 months
- Infectious diseases (conjunctivitis, corneal inflammation, choroidal inflammation)
- miosis drugs
- Pronounced eye injuries
- Other eye disorders that affect the image quality
- Macular diseases
- albinism
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Cohort
- Time Perspectives: Prospective
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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ophthalomogically normal subjects
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Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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A) 1.Visual acuity (in terms of spatial resolution)
Time Frame: July - August, 2014 (1 month)
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Comparison of visual acuity measurements, visualized by Bland-Altman plots
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July - August, 2014 (1 month)
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Inter-test agreement between FrACTh and FrACTk with regard to visual acuity results
Time Frame: July - August, 2014 (1 month)
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Assessment of inter-test agreement between FrACTh and FrACTk by comparison between these two methods, visualized by Bland-Altman plots
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July - August, 2014 (1 month)
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Test-retest reliability of FrACTh and FrACTk with regard to visual acuity results
Time Frame: July - August, 2014 (1 month)
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Assessment of test-retest reliability of FrACTh and FrACTk by repeated measurements, visualized by Bland-Altman plots
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July - August, 2014 (1 month)
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Examinees´ / examer's subjective ratings regarding the test procedures
Time Frame: July - August, 2014 (1 month)
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Assessment of examinees´ / examiner´s subjective ratings, using box & whisker plots for analysis of the visual analogue scale (VAS) results
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July - August, 2014 (1 month)
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Test duration (in seconds)
Time Frame: July - August, 2014 (1 month)
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Assessment of test duration and its comparison, using box & whisker plots and/or Bland-Altman plots
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July - August, 2014 (1 month)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ulrich Schiefer, Prof. Dr. med., University of Applied Sciences Aalen
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- F-2014-049
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