Does Undercorrection of Myopia Retard Myopia Progression Among Kindergarten Children?

Refractive Error - Myopia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Does Undercorrection of Myopia Retard Myopia Progression Among Kindergarten

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00348166
• Other study ID #: RAU/085/2005
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 1
• First received: July 3, 2006
• Last updated: October 3, 2011
• Start date: December 2005
• Est. completion date: June 2008

Study information

• Verified date: October 2011
• Source: KK Women's and Children's Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Singapore: Domain Specific Review Boards
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if undercorrection of myopia slow down the progression of myopia in kindergarten children.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 180
• Est. completion date: June 2008
• Est. primary completion date: June 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 5 Years to 6 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Children of chinese descent aged 5 - 6yrs

2. Refractive error of -1.00 to -3.00Ds

3. Less than 1.50 astigmatism in each eye. (No oblique axis)

4. Visual acuity is 6/6 or better in both eyes.

5. No binocular problems, no anisometropia >1.50D

6. Will be staying in S'pore for at least 2 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Myopia
• Refractive Error - Myopia
• Refractive Errors

Intervention

Drug:
• cyclopentolate

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
KK Women's and Children's Hospital