Tokyo, April 9 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061194) titled 'A Prospective Intervention Study on the Progression of Myopia Using School Health Screenings' on April 9.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Parallel
Randomization - Non-randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - No treatment
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Tohoku University Hospital
Condition:
Condition - Progressive myopia
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - This study focuses on myopia management in school health screenings, aiming to disseminate knowledge about myopia and raise awareness among parents and children,
while also conducting detailed evaluations of myopia using the latest ophthalmic diagnostic equipment. Through this, we aim to discover new biomarkers that can help predict the progression of myopia,with the goal of contributing to the development of effective future strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of myopia.
Basic objectives2 - Others
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - We aim to raise awareness and improve understanding of myopia among parents and children through myopia screenings and educational materials.
Interventions/Control_2 - No intervention
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - Not applicable
Age-upper limit - Not applicable
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - Elementary school students (grades 2-5 at the time of registration) who have obtained parental consent for school health screenings
Key exclusion criteria - (1) Individuals from whom consent cannot be obtained (including those who indicate on the day of the examination that they do not wish to participate in the study)
(2) Individuals deemed unsuitable for examination on the day of the examination
(3) Cases where the examination data is insufficient or the image data is unclear, hindering data analysis
Target Size - 1050
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 01 Month 06 Day
Date of IRB - 2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 04 Month 11 Day
Last follow-up date - 2029 Year 03 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069856
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