Evaluation of Effectiveness of Correcting Refractive Error With Ready-made Spectacles

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

800 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-04-30

Study Completion Date

2009-09-30

Brief Summary

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This research project will compare two methods of correcting refractive error (long or short-sightedness) with spectacle lenses. The primary outcome is the proportion of the population requiring spectacle correction who's needs are met through each scheme. Secondary outcomes are the cost effectiveness of these schemes and development of guidelines for identification of those amongst the population suitable for 'ready-made' spectacles.

There are two sites involved in this research. Those with uncorrected refractive error will be identified by their distance vision. Those who have impaired vision (at least 20/40) which improves with spectacles will be invited to participate in this research. Participants will be randomly allocated to one of two groups. The first group will receive spectacles with full correction in both eyes and the second group will receive spectacles from a limited inventory. The two schemes will be compared by how many people continue to use the spectacles, vision with the new spectacles, change in the level of visual functioning and quality of life after wearing new spectacles for one month. At the one month visit, if the spectacles provided are not useful, one new pair of custom spectacles will be dispensed.

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Detailed Description

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In India, participants will be recruited from those attending Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital for refractive eye care. These individuals are screened for eye disease and visual acuity is measured as part of routine care. All with distance vision worse than 20/40 will have pinhole acuity taken to estimate benefit of refractive correction. Those who have refracted distance visual acuity better than 20/40 in the better eye and minimum spherical refractive error of ±1 dioptre will be eligible for the study. The clinical testing can be conducted on the same day and include habitual distance vision, refraction and refracted visual acuity.

In China, participants will be recruited from those identified by a School Screening Program in place in GuangZhou (Childsight). In this program, teachers measure visual acuity. Those who have 20/40 or worse distance vision will be invited to a parent information night. At this time, information will be provided about the study and those interested in participating will sign a record of informed assent with parental permission. The clinical testing will be conducted at a later visit by an optometrist attending the school. Study questionnaires will be administered and clinical testing of vision including habitual distance vision, refraction and refracted visual acuity.

The duration of the study will be up to 2 months and will require a total of three visits. After the initial visit, the dispensing visit will be arranged based on time to supply spectacles and the final visit planned for 1 month after receipt of spectacles.

This study will be masked. The persons interviewing the patients about quality of life and those testing vision on both visits will not know the intervention status of the subjects.

Conditions

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Myopia Hyperopia Astigmatism

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1

Ready-made spectacles

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ready-made spectacles

Intervention Type DEVICE

Ready-made spectacles will be dispensed to correct refractive error. Ready-made spectacles are spectacles which are available from an existing inventory. This is different to prescription spectacles which are usually made to order. They have the same spherical power for the right and left eyes and do not include a correction for astigmatism. The limited inventory for this trial includes +1.00 to +4.00 in 0.50 steps, +5.00, +6.00 and +8.00, -1.00 to -6.00 in 0.50 steps, -7.00, -8.00, -9.00 and -10.00. The appropriate spectacles are selected based on the spherical equivalent refractive error. If there is a difference between the two eyes the lower correction is selected.

2

Spectacles

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Spectacles

Intervention Type DEVICE

Spectacles will be prescribed to correct refractive error. These spectacles will be custom-prescribed based on the sphero-cylindrical refractive correction. The spectacles used in this arm will be custom made for each participant based on their refraction and can be made in a full range of spherical powers and astigmatic corrections for up to 2.00 dioptres of cylinder.

Interventions

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Ready-made spectacles

Ready-made spectacles will be dispensed to correct refractive error. Ready-made spectacles are spectacles which are available from an existing inventory. This is different to prescription spectacles which are usually made to order. They have the same spherical power for the right and left eyes and do not include a correction for astigmatism. The limited inventory for this trial includes +1.00 to +4.00 in 0.50 steps, +5.00, +6.00 and +8.00, -1.00 to -6.00 in 0.50 steps, -7.00, -8.00, -9.00 and -10.00. The appropriate spectacles are selected based on the spherical equivalent refractive error. If there is a difference between the two eyes the lower correction is selected.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Spectacles

Spectacles will be prescribed to correct refractive error. These spectacles will be custom-prescribed based on the sphero-cylindrical refractive correction. The spectacles used in this arm will be custom made for each participant based on their refraction and can be made in a full range of spherical powers and astigmatic corrections for up to 2.00 dioptres of cylinder.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Off-the-shelf spectacles Prescription glasses

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Presenting visual acuity of 20/40 or worse in the better eye, who have improvement to 20/40 or better following refraction
* A minimum of 1 dioptre of spherical refractive error must be present
* Aged 18-45 years of age at Shroffs Charity Eye Hospital
* Junior High School Students approximate age 11-16 years of age at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center