Effectiveness and Safety of Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy on Myopia Control Among Children and Adolescents

Myopia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Real-World Evidence: Effectiveness and Safety of Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy on Myopia Control Among Children and Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05871840
• Other study ID #: LL-KT-2023006-X1
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: June 2023
• Est. completion date: December 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: Shenzhen Hospital (Guangming), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Contact: Xiong Jiping
• Phone: 18126081918
• Email: 377721053[@]qq.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Myopia has become one of the leading causes of visual impairment globally and brings a heavy burden on the society. Therefore, preventing and controlling the progression of myopia has become an urgent public health issue that needs to be addressed.

The purpose of this study is to provide real-world evidence for identifying the incidence of myopia control (axial length growth rate ≤ 0.1mm/year) after 36-month RLRL therapy, and long-term safety of RLRL therapy in children and adolescents.

Description:

The prevalence of myopia in children is increasing worldwide and is viewed as a major public health concern. The current methods for myopia control include medication (e.g., atropine eye drops), optical (e.g., orthokeratology) and environmental interventions (e.g., time outdoors). Nevertheless, these treatments still have limitations. For example, low-concentration atropine may cause systemic side effects and accommodation loss caused by ciliary muscle paralysis. Moreover, the use of orthokeratology in children poses problems such as difficulty wearing, low compliance, and possible complications such as severe corneal infections. Thus, developing the more effective and safe treatment for myopia control in children and adolescents is the future research direction.

Recently, repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy has emerged as a treatment for myopia control in children and adolescents, with promising efficacy and safety. It is suggested that continued RLRL therapy sustained promising efficacy and safety in slowing myopia progression within 2 years. However, relevant information on the effectiveness and safety of RLRL therapy on myopia control over 2 years among children and adolescents remain scarce, which deserves to be further explored.

In this multicenter observational study, the investigators aim to recruit 360 children aged 7-18 years who have currently accepted RLRL therapy at 3 study centers in China. All participants are randomly selected by stratified sampling based on the treatment duration of RLRL therapy (6-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months, 36 months or more). First, the investigators will confirm whether these participants have pre-treatment data (before starting RLRL therapy), including visual acuity, axial length and cycloplegic refraction. Then all the eligible participants who meet the preliminary inclusion criteria, will be invited to come to the corresponding hospitals and further undergo the comprehensive ophthalmic examinations, including visual acuity, measurement of ocular biometric parameters, cycloplegic refraction, slit-lamp examination, color fundus photography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), electroretinography (ERG) and questionnaire surveys.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 360
• Est. completion date: December 2024
• Est. primary completion date: June 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 7 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Aged 7-18 years old

2. Myopia of cycloplegic spherical equivalent refraction (SER) of -1.0D or greater in both of eyes before starting RLRL therapy

3. Participants undergo RLRL therapy currently

4. With complete examination data before starting RLRL therapy, including visual acuity, axial length and cycloplegic spherical equivalence refraction

5. The subject and their guardian voluntarily sign the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of strabismus, binocular vision abnormalities, other ocular abnormalities in either eye

2. Secondary myopia (such as myopia caused by retinopathy of prematurity or other eye diseases in infancy or early childhood) or myopia associated with systemic syndromes (such as Marfan syndrome)

3. Presence of other significant ocular and/or systemic diseases or abnormalities

4. Medical history of previous eye surgery, laser treatment, or intravitreal injection and so on

5. Participants if investigators believe they have contraindications that make them unsuitable for participation.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Myopia

Intervention

Other:
• Repeated Low-Level Red-Light (RLRL) Therapy
This treatment device was made by Eyerising SuzhouXuanjia Optoelectronics Technology, which has been on the market and used widely for amblyopia treatment for the past decade in China. This device is certified as a class IIa device by the China National Medical Products Administration. It consists of semiconductor laser diodes, which deliver low-level red light with a wavelength of 650 ±10 nm at an illuminance level of approximately 1600 lux through the pupil to the fundus. Based on calculations completed by an independent lab, the light power going through a 4-mm pupil is 0.29 mW and is classified as class 1 under the International Electrotechnical Commission 60825-1:2014 standard, which is at a level considered safe for direct ocular exposure that would not create retinal thermal hazard.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
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Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Shenzhen Hospital (Guangming), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	First Hospital Affiliated to Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China, the Second of Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The incidence of myopia control after 36-month RLRL therapy	Validity index: myopia control was defined as axial length growth rate = 0.1mm/year	36 months or more
Secondary	Incident visual impairment (logMAR visual acuity < 0.8)	Safety index	6-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months, 36 months or more
Secondary	Incident structural damage of the retina and choroid	Safety index	6-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months, 36 months or more
Secondary	Change of axial length per year after RLRL therapy.	Validity index	6-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months, 36 months or more
Secondary	Change of spherical equivalent refraction per year after RLRL therapy	Validity index	6-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months, 36 months or more
Secondary	The incidence of myopia control after 6-,12- and 24-month RLRL therapy	Validity index: myopia control was defined as axial length growth rate = 0.1mm/year	6-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months
Secondary	Incident adverse event	Safety index: adverse events including but not limited to dazzling, short-term glare, flash blindness, and delayed afterimages	6-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months, 36 months or more
Secondary	Incident severe adverse event	Safety index: including but not limited to sudden visual loss of >2 lines occurring or a scotoma perceived to develop in the center of the visual field.	6-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months, 36 months or more
Secondary	Abnormality of the retinal function	Safety index: retinal function is evaluated by electroretinogram (ERG)	6-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months, 36 months or more