Errors of Refraction Among Primary School Children

Error, Refractive Clinical Trial

Official title:

Errors of Refraction: Prevalence and Compliance of Wearing Correction Among Primary School Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05366543
• Other study ID #: Paediatric unit
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: January 3, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Minia University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will include primary school children to evalute their refraction and follow those who will wear glasses to detect their compliance.

Visual acuity will be measured using autorefractometer after cycloplegic eye drops 3 times and glasses will be prescribed for those who are needed. Follow up of the students to detect their compliance of wearing correction.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 20, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 6 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary school student less than 12 years.

• No sensory defect in those children.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Corneal opacity.

• Abnormal fundus lesion.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Error, Refractive
• Refractive Errors

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Visual acuity measurement
Visual acuity will be measured using autorefractometer after cycloplegic eye drops 3 times and glasses will be prescribed for those who are needed.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Faculty of Medicine	Minya	Minia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Minia University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual acuity improvement	Measurement of visual acuity after wearing of glasses	3 months