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The A.R.R.E.S.T.® Contact Lens Study
Led by nthalmic Pty Ltd · Updated on 2025-10-03
80
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
69 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if contact lenses using Active Reconfiguration in Retinal Encoding of Spatio-Temporal (A.R.R.E.S.T.®) signal technology works to slow down the rate of myopia progression compared to single vision contact lenses in myopic children. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do contact lenses using A.R.R.E.S.T.® technology slow down the rate of axial length growth? Do contact lenses using A.R.R.E.S.T.® technology slow down the rate of increase in myopic refractive error? Researchers will compare contact lenses using A.R.R.E.S.T.® technology to a single vision contact lens. Participants will: Be randomly allocated to wear either contact lenses using A.R.R.E.S.T.® technology or single vision contact lenses. Visit the clinic on seven occasions over a 12 month period.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The A.R.R.E.S.T.® Contact Lens Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Be between 7 to 15 years old inclusive at time of enrolment.
- Have read, understood, and signed the Informed Assent.
- Have parent or legal guardian who has read, understood, and signed the Informed Consent.
- Along with parent/guardian, be capable of understanding the study and willing to follow requirements.
- Agree to maintain visit schedule and prescribed contact lens wearing schedule.
- Agree to wear study contact lenses at least 5 days per week, 6 hours per day but not more than 16 hours, removing lenses at night.
- Be in good general health according to parent/guardian.
- Have best-corrected visual acuity of 0.10 logMAR (20/25) or better in each eye.
- Have cycloplegic autorefraction at baseline with spherical equivalent between -4.00 D and 0.75 D.
- Have astigmatism between -1.00 DC and 0 DC, or meet subjective refraction astigmatism criteria if autorefraction fails.
- Have spherical equivalent anisometropia of 1.00 D or less.
You will not qualify if you...
- Participated in another study within 30 days prior to this study.
- Current or prior use of myopia control interventions such as bifocal/multifocal spectacles or contact lenses, or orthokeratology.
- Use of atropine eye drops greater than 0.01% concentration; previous use of 0.01% atropine allowed if stopped 30 days before baseline and during study.
- Born earlier than 30 weeks gestation or birth weight less than 1500 g.
- Use of systemic or topical medications affecting eye health at enrolment or during study.
- Allergy to sodium fluorescein, benoxinate, proparacaine, tropicamide, or cyclopentolate.
- Eye conditions such as corneal hypoesthesia, corneal ulcers, viral or fungal infections, or recurrent ocular infections.
- Strabismus determined by cover test at distance or near while wearing correction.
- Known ocular or systemic diseases like diabetes, Graves' disease, glaucoma, uveitis, scleritis, autoimmune diseases, or neuro-developmental conditions affecting vision.
- Biomicroscopic findings contraindicating contact lens wear such as neovascularisation, active anterior segment disease, giant papillary conjunctivitis, or significant abnormalities of eye structures.
- Allergic or seasonal conjunctivitis interfering with lens wear.
- Investigator discretion to exclude participants unable to fulfill study requirements or for participant safety.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, 325000
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2
Optometry Clinic, Faculty of Health Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 50300
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Research Team
D
Daniel Tilia, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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