CTRI/2016/11/007450.
| Study name | Atropine eye drops to decrease myopia progression in children |
| Methods | Randomised parallel‐group design |
| Participants |
Inclusion criteria: 40 children aged 6‐12 years; SER error between −2 D and −6 D in each eye; distance vision correctable to logMAR 0.2 or better in both eyes; normal ocular health other than myopia; informed consent; willingness to follow up Exclusion criteria: astigmatism > −1.5 D; amblyopia; strabismus; allergy to atropine or homatropine; previous or concurrent use of contact lenses, BFs, PALs or other forms of treatment for myopia; history of cardiac, neurological, or significant respiratory disease; unwillingness to give consent/follow‐up |
| Interventions |
Intervention 1: 0.01% atropine eye drop Comparison intervention: 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose eye drop |
| Outcomes |
Primary outcome: myopia progression Secondary outcomes: AEs Maximum follow‐up: 1 year |
| Starting date | January 2016 Estimated end date: not reported |
| Contact information | ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pdf_generate.php?trialid=15817&EncHid=&modid=&compid=%27,%2715817det%27 |
| Notes |