Status:

UNKNOWN

Efficacy of Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy in Myopia Control

Lead Sponsor:

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Shenzhen Children's Hospital

The Second People's Hospital of Foshan

Conditions:

Myopia

Refractive Errors

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-13 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if repeated low-level red-light therapy can slow myopia progression in Chinese schoolchildren.

Detailed Description

Low level light therapy (LLLT) is an innovative and non-invasive therapeutic treatment for a variety of eye diseases. Its potential mechanisms of improving choroidal metabolic rate and circulation may...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age at enrolment: 8-13 years
  • Spherical equivalent refractions (SERs): -1.00 to -5.00 diopters (D)
  • Astigmatism of 2.50 D or less
  • Anisometropia of 1.5 D or less
  • Spectacle corrected monocular logMAR visual acuity (VA): 0 or better
  • Parents' understanding and acceptance of random allocation of grouping

Exclusion

  • Strabismus and binocular vision abnormalities in either eye
  • Ocular abnormalities in either eye or other systemic abnormalities
  • Prior treatment of myopia control, e.g. drugs, orthokeratology, progressive addition lenses, bifocal lenses, etc in either eye
  • Other contraindications in either eye

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 23 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

264 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04073238

Start Date

July 23 2019

End Date

December 1 2022

Last Update

January 6 2022

Active Locations (4)

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The Second People's Hospital of Foshan

Foshan, Guangdong, China, 528000

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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060

3

Shenzhen Children's Hospital

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, 518038

4

Xiangya Hospital, Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, China, 410008