An Evaluation of Treatment of Amblyopia in Children 7 To <18 Years Old

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Amblyopia

In brief

The goals of this study are: * To determine the response rate of treatment of amblyopia in 7 to \<18 year olds. * To determine the frequency of recurrence of amblyopia in 7 to \<18 year olds after discontinuation of amblyopia treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00094692

Run by

Jaeb Center for Health Research

People needed

507

Starts

2002-10-01

Expected to finish

2005-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-03-24

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients must be aged 7 to <18 years and have amblyopia associated with strabismus, anisometropia, or both.
• Visual acuity in the amblyopic eye must be 20/40 to 20/400 inclusive and visual acuity in the sound eye must be 20/25 or better.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients must not have received amblyopia treatment (other than spectacles) in the past month or more than one month of amblyopia treatment in the last 6 months.

Where it is running

• Wilmer Eye Institute — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Pennsylvania College of Optometry — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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