A Pilot Clinical Trial of Overminus Spectacle Therapy for Intermittent Exotropia

NCT02223650 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

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Summary

The objective of this short-term, pilot randomized trial comparing 2.50 diopters (D) overminus lens treatment vs. non-overminus (spectacles without overminus or no spectacles) in children with intermittent exotropia (IXT) 3 to \<7 years of age is to determine whether to proceed to a full-scale, longer-term randomized trial.

Conditions

  • Intermittent Exotropia

Interventions

DEVICE

Overminus treatment

2.50D overminus spectacles

DEVICE

Non-overminus treatment

spectacles without overminus or no spectacles

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group

    collaborator NETWORK
  • National Eye Institute (NEI)

    collaborator NIH
  • Jaeb Center for Health Research

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jonathan M Holmes, MD · Mayo Clinic

  • Angela M Chen, OD, MS · Marshall B. Ketchum University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-31
Primary Completion
2015-07-31
Completion
2015-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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