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UnknownNCT02980445

Time Outdoors as an Intervention for Myopia in Children

Time Outdoors as an Intervention for Myopia in Children--School-based Randomized Controlled Study

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
7,200 (estimated)
Sponsor
Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
6 Years – 9 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether improved outdoor time has an effect on the onset and progression of myopia in children.

Detailed description

1. To evaluate the effect of increased time outdoors on the incidence of myopia in non-myopic children; 2. To evaluate the effect of increased time outdoors on the progression of myopia in myopic children; 3. To explore if there is dose-response effect of time outdoors on the incidence and progression of myopia.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALOutdoor activity 140-minute outdoor activity
BEHAVIORALOutdoor activity 2Dose 1 plus an additional 40-minute outdoor activities during recesses

Timeline

Start date
2016-11-01
Primary completion
2018-11-01
Completion
2019-05-01
First posted
2016-12-02
Last updated
2016-12-02

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02980445. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.