Trial of Vision Therapy for Intermittent Exotropia

Conditions

• Intermittent Exotropia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

8 Years - 16 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Vision Therapy — OTHER
  20 consecutive weeks of office-based vision therapy with home therapy that aim to improve the participant's vergence skills, accommodative skills, and sensory fusion.

Study Details

The main objective of this randomized trial comparing vision therapy to observation is to determine the short-term effectiveness of vision therapy on distance intermittent exotropia control. The results will help determine whether to proceed to a full-scale, long-term randomized trial.

Key Dates

Start date

Oct 1, 2021

Status verified

Mar 2025

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2025

Completion

Dec 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment

58 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Vision Therapy
  Participants will receive 20 consecutive weeks of office-based vision therapy with home therapy.
• No Intervention: Observation
  Participants will receive no treatment for IXT is received during the study unless one of the deterioration criteria is met.

Primary Outcome Measure

Mean Distance Control Score [ Time Frame: 21 weeks ]

Central Contacts

• Angela Chen, OD, MS
  714-463-7569
  [email protected]

Locations (6)

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