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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03508817
Date of registration: 15/04/2018
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Sultan Qaboos University
Public title: Atropine 0.01% Eye Drops in Myopia Study AIMS
Scientific title: Randomized Clinical Trial on Atropine 0.01% for the Control of Myopia in Omani Children
Date of first enrolment: December 20, 2018
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Enrolling by invitation
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03508817
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Early Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
Oman
Contacts
Name:     Anuradha Ganesh, MD
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Affiliation:  Sultan Qaboos University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age: 6 to 15 years

- Myopia = 2.00 D (cycloplegic refraction; spherical equivalent)

- No prior or current treatment for preventing myopia progression (bifocals /
progressive addition lenses / orthokeratology)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Best corrected visual acuity < 0.5 (6/12)

- Refractive Myopia

- Astigmatism = 1.5 D

- Amblyopia

- Ocular hypertension / Glaucoma

- Prior intraocular surgery

- Allergy to atropine eye drops

- Systemic diseases associated with myopia such as Marfan syndrome, Stickler syndrome

- History of cardiac or significant respiratory diseases

- Lack of consent for participating in the study



Age minimum: 6 Years
Age maximum: 15 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Myopia, Progressive
Intervention(s)
Drug: Atropine Sulfate 0.01% Eye Drops
Primary Outcome(s)
The primary outcome is progression of myopia [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
change in axial length [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary ID(s)
MREC 1473
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Ethics review
Results
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