CompletedNot Applicable

The Impact of Lenses on Musculoskeletal and Visual Complaints in VDU Workers With Neck Complaints

40 participantsStarted 2015-03

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of wearing visual display units (VDU) lenses versus progressive lenses on musculoskeletal and visual complaints in VDU workers with work related neck complaints. This will be evaluated by means of questionnaires (Neck Disability Index and Visual Fatigue Questionnaire), muscle tone, elasticity and stiffness, pressure pain threshold and 2D video analysis of head posture during a VDU task.

Who can participate

Age range45 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Minimum 4 hours a day and 20 hours a week of VDU work * Work related neck/shoulder complaints * Difference in spectacle correction for presbyopia and myopia of minimum 1.5 dioptres Exclusion Criteria: * Active eye disease that can't be corrected with eyeglasses * Drugs that strongly influence eye or muscle function

What they're measuring

Change in functionality using the Neck disability index (NDI)

Timeframe: At baseline and six months

Change in visual complaints using the Visual Fatigue Questionnaire

Timeframe: At baseline and six months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02656953

SponsorUniversity Ghent

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-12

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