Productivity Study of Presbyopia Improvement in Textile Workers

December 9, 2019 updated by: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
To establish, using a randomized, controlled design, the impact of near vision correction on the productivity of presbyopic textile workers in China, as measured by the change of monthly income.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Sustainable development is considered to be a major development strategy to meet rapid economic and social development in China. China is one of the biggest manufacturing hubs in the world. With the rapid development of economy, the health of manufacturing workers is closely related to productivity. In some low-income developing countries, studies have focused on improving the health of manufacturing workers to improve productivity .Most of the studies focused on improving the nutritional intake of workers has a significant effect on improving work efficiency and productivity .

As the global aging is becoming an critical issue for both health and economics, the health of the working population over the age of 45 is of greater concern in low - and middle-income developing countries. China has a workforce of 980 million people (aged 15 to 60). Urban workers and blue-collar workers account for nearly 310 million. With the aging population increased, presbyopia is becoming more and more serious, and it also affects the labor group that needs to work in close proximity. Studies have proved that refractive correction for tea pickers with old vision can effectively improve the yield of tea pickers and increase personal income.Because Guangdong area textile industry is developed, textile worker population is large. Most front-line textile workers need to work in close proximity for a long time, and the problem of aging productivity is increasingly obvious. At present, no relevant studies have explored whether presbyopia affects the work efficiency of textile workers who work in close proximity.

In this study, a randomized controlled clinical study will be conducted on front-line textile workers with presbyopia to explore whether refractive correction can improve labor income and relieve symptoms of visual fatigue for textile workers aged 40 years or above who work in the front-line.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

136

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • China
    • Guangdong
      • Foshan, Guangdong, China, 510000
        • Gaoming, Foshan, Guangdong
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Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Employee of E-square for 6 months;
  • Aged >= 40 years;
  • Quantifiable near visual task workers;
  • Habitual near visual acuity of >= 0.8M (<=6/12) at 40cm in both eyes, correctable to <=0.5M (>=6/7.5);
  • Near correction spherical equivalent refractive error >= +0.50D or astigmatism <-1.00D;
  • Asthenopia symptoms reported ( Asthenopia questionnaire score >= 16) Ability to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Ocular surgery done in the past 3 months;
  • Eye disease detected on baseline eye exam
  • Current ownership of near correction capable of improving near visual acuity to <= 0.8M (>= 6/12) in either eye
  • Unlikely to complete follow-up due to unsatisfactory work performance, plans to move out of the area, etc.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Presbyopic Glasses/ Intervention Group
Immediate provision of a free pair of spherical presbyopic glasses to correct the worker's vision for optimal working distance as measured before intervention.
Device: Presbyopic Glasses/ Intervention Group
Immediate provision of a free pair of spherical presbyopic glasses to correct the worker's vision for optimal picking distance, astigmatism is corrected.
No Intervention: Control Group
Will be deferred to receive spectacles as above, after the 4 weeks evaluation period.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The rate of income change of textile workers
Time Frame: 4 weeks
The rate of income change over baseline.
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The quality of vision function
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Secondary outcome will be the quality of vision function in both groups.National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI-VFQ-25 ) questionnaire will be used to measure the quality of vision function.For the NEI-VFQ-25, a composite score (25 items) and near activities sub score (two items) were created on 0-100 scales.
4 weeks
Percentage of glasses wear in intervention group, as well as the purchase and use of glasses in control group.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Independent compliance observation of wear of the study spectacles in the intervention group, self-reported purchase and use of glasses in the control group will be recorded.
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Yangfa Zeng, Master, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

December 13, 2019

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 21, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2049

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 19, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 19, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

November 21, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 11, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 9, 2019

Last Verified

December 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SYSU-OPH-005

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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