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Effect of Plum-blossom Needle vs. Tropicamide Eye Drops on Juvenile Myopia

NCT03097198 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 98

Last updated 2017-03-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether plum-blossom needle is effective in the treatment of juvenile myopia and compare the efficacy with Tropicamide Eye Drops.

Conditions

  • Myopia

Interventions

OTHER

Plum-blossom Needle

* acupoint selection: Zhengguang 1, Zhengguang 2, GB20, GV14, LI4. * plum-blossom needle manipulation methods: After the skin has been wiped with 75 % alcohol, plum-blossom needles will be tapped perpendicularly on the skin at the selected acupoints with wrist force and then lifted immediately. Each point will be tapped repeatedly for 20 to 50 times and both sides of cervical vertebra and temporal region, Suprao-infraorbital margin will be tapped repeatedly. Acupuncturists should tap the points gently to make patients feel only a little pain and stop when the skin gets flushed but is not bleeding.

DRUG

Tropicamide Eye Drops

Instill one drop in both eyes every night before bed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wenzhou Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yuanbo Liang, Doctor · Clinical&Epidemiological Eye Research Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-31
Primary Completion
2018-01-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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