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Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy of Short Exposure to Defocus to Slow the Progression of Myopia in Children

NCT00400140 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2010-05-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this pilot study is to establish whether brief periods of high levels of acutely imposed myopic defocus can be used to slow the progression of myopia in children, as measured by changes in spherical equivalent refraction and axial length.

Conditions

  • Myopia

Interventions

DEVICE

Hyperopic lens

+3 D glasses

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Singapore Eye Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Singapore National Eye Centre

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Audrey Chia, FRANZCO · Singapore National Eye Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-30
Primary Completion
2008-10-31
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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