Ocular and Cardiac Effects of Battle Ground

• Conditions: Cardiac Arrhythmia; Tachycardia; Accommodation Spasm; COVID-19; Stress Reaction
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Changes in heart pulse rate; Diagnostic Test: Changes in eye strain

• Registration Number: NCT05377931
• Lead Sponsor: Benha University

Brief Summary

Mobile battle ground games are widely used in various age groups, there are ocular and cardiac affection that may affect users of this type of action games.

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to assess the possible ocular and cardiac changes that may affect users of this type of mobile games in real life among various age groups and especially in adults with history of recent corona virus (COVID-19) disease. There is no medical recommendations about the time and the hazards of using this games for longer periods in real practice.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study Start: 2022-05-10
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-12
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-17
• Primary Completion: 2023-02-10
• Study Completion: 2023-02-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Normal subjects that are playing or not playing action mobile battle ground games will be included.
• Post COVID-19 subjects with average 6 months of infection and are playing mobile battle. Ground games will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects that refuse to enter the study.
• Users of mobile battle ground games with other diseases that may affect ocular and cardiac assessment as diabetic eye disease, cardiac congenital anomalies or recent cardiac or ocular surgery.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Normal subjects users of battle ground games (Group 1)	Changes in heart pulse rate	Subjects with no history of any medical diseases that are using mobile battle ground games for average 2 hours per day.
Post COVID-19 users of battle ground games (Group 2)	Changes in eye strain	Adults with a recent history of COVID-19 (average of 6 months after onset of the disease) that returned to their normal life style and are using mobile battle ground games.
Normal subjects users of battle ground games (Group 1)	Changes in eye strain	Subjects with no history of any medical diseases that are using mobile battle ground games for average 2 hours per day.
Normal subjects not playing mobile games (Groups 3)	Changes in heart pulse rate	Normal subjects that are not using any action mobile games.
Post COVID-19 users of battle ground games (Group 2)	Changes in heart pulse rate	Adults with a recent history of COVID-19 (average of 6 months after onset of the disease) that returned to their normal life style and are using mobile battle ground games.
Normal subjects not playing mobile games (Groups 3)	Changes in eye strain	Normal subjects that are not using any action mobile games.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in heart pulse rate	During playing mobile battle ground games	Changes in pulse in each group members measured by smart wrest watch in pulse beat/per minute.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in accommodation	Before and immediately after mobile battle ground games	Changes in eye accommodation measured by auto refractometer in diopter (D).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ahmed Abdelshafy; 🇪🇬 Banhā, QA, Egypt