NCT03097198

Effect of Plum-blossom Needle vs. Tropicamide Eye Drops on Juvenile Myopia

Effect of Plum-blossom Needle vs. Tropicamide Eye Drops on Juvenile Myopia: A Cross-over Single-blind Randomized Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 98 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Wenzhou Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether plum-blossom needle is effective in the treatment of juvenile myopia and compare the efficacy with Tropicamide Eye Drops.

Detailed description

Plum-blossom needle is a historical treatment technology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and has been applied to ophthalmic diseases, such as myopia and glaucoma, for nearly one hundred years.

Conditions

• Myopia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Plum-blossom Needle	* acupoint selection: Zhengguang 1, Zhengguang 2, GB20, GV14, LI4. * plum-blossom needle manipulation methods: After the skin has been wiped with 75 % alcohol, plum-blossom needles will be tapped perpendicularly on the skin at the selected acupoints with wrist force and then lifted immediately. Each point will be tapped repeatedly for 20 to 50 times and both sides of cervical vertebra and temporal region, Suprao-infraorbital margin will be tapped repeatedly. Acupuncturists should tap the points gently to make patients feel only a little pain and stop when the skin gets flushed but is not bleeding.
DRUG	Tropicamide Eye Drops	Instill one drop in both eyes every night before bed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-01
• Primary completion: 2018-01-01
• Completion: 2018-12-01
• First posted: 2017-03-31
• Last updated: 2017-03-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China