Status:
COMPLETED
Reading Fluency and Accommodative Lag
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Conditions:
Ocular Accommodation
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-9 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether special reading glasses improve children's ability to learn to read.
Detailed Description
Many children are believed to under accommodate (have a lag of accommodation) when looking at near targets. If this occurs, the retinal image is out of focus. Children who have a lag of accommodation ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children in grades 1, 2 and 3 who consent and assent to participate
Exclusion
- Children in the special education program
- Children who are unwilling to have their eyes dilated or be tested
- Children who are unwilling to wear the glasses
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00383175
Start Date
August 1 2006
End Date
October 1 2009
Last Update
February 21 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Eutaw Primary School
Eutaw, Alabama, United States, 35462