A Randomized Trial of Base-in Prism Reading Glasses Convergence Insufficiency in Children

NCT00347581 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2006-07-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is designed to compare the use of special prism glasses to placebo treatment for children with symptomatic convergence insufficiency.

Conditions

  • Convergence Insufficiency

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Base-in prism glasses for reading

PROCEDURE

Placebo reading glasses

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pennsylvania College of Optometry

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Mitchell Scheiman, OD · Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-05-31
Completion
2004-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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