Augmenting Patching Treatment for Amblyopia With Physical Exercise

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Amblyopia

In brief

Researches are trying to establish whether moderate exercise enhances the treatment benefit of patching 2 hours a day for residual amblyopia in children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03822806

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

4

Starts

2018-01-21

Expected to finish

2020-11-19

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-28

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 5 to < 17 years old
• Cycloplegic refraction within past year
• Diagnosis of residual amblyopia, with no evidence of regression of amblyopic eye visual acuity by 1 or more LogMAR from best previous
• Completed at least 6 months prior patching treatment (minimum 2 hours/day) or atropine treatment.
• Stable visual acuity as defined by <1 LogMAR change over 2 visits
• Xbox 360 Kinect, Wii or WiiU gaming system in the home, or a different gaming system with a version of Just Dance® already in the home.

You may not qualify if…

• Known problems with exercise tolerance
• No gaming system in the home that supports Just Dance® Kids 2014, and no existing version of Just Dance® in the home
• Current atropine treatment for amblyopia

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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