Perceptual Learning Treatment for Amblyopia

NCT ID: NCT03788031

Last Updated: 2024-08-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

54 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-01

Study Completion Date

2023-02-28

Brief Summary

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Objectives. To develop a new treatment for amblyopia using a perceptual learning approach.

Hypothesis to be tested. Our proposed experiments are designed to investigate whether practicing a grating detection task can improve vision in patients with amblyopia.

Design and subjects. A total of 36 patients with amblyopia will be randomized allocated into two intervention groups: Group 1, perceptual learning therapy. Group 2, occlusion therapy. A control group comprising of 18 subjects with normal vision will be recruited for comparison. A battery of tests will be used to assess a range of visual functions before and after the treatment intervention.

Study instruments. Grating acuity testing system

Interventions. We have established a clinical protocol for acuity training. On each trial, a properly oriented stimulus will be presented randomly at one of the four locations on a flat monitor screen. The visual task is to indicate the location of the stimulus. Participants will be required to undertake 20 one-hour sessions of training.

Main outcome measures. Resolution acuity, visual acuity, contrast sensitivity function

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Amblyopia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Perceptual learning group - Amblyopia

Visual training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acuity training

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention will be a vision therapy. On each trial, a properly oriented stimulus will be presented randomly at one of the four locations on a flat monitor screen. The visual task is to identify the location of the stimulus.

Perceptual learning group - Control

Visual training

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Acuity training

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention will be a vision therapy. On each trial, a properly oriented stimulus will be presented randomly at one of the four locations on a flat monitor screen. The visual task is to identify the location of the stimulus.

Occlusion therapy - Amblyopia

Patching

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Occlusion therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be required to patch the good eye for 20 days, 1 hour per day.

Interventions

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Acuity training

The intervention will be a vision therapy. On each trial, a properly oriented stimulus will be presented randomly at one of the four locations on a flat monitor screen. The visual task is to identify the location of the stimulus.

Intervention Type OTHER

Occlusion therapy

Participants will be required to patch the good eye for 20 days, 1 hour per day.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Visual acuity in the amblyopic eye: 20/25 or worse

Exclusion Criteria

* Manifest eye disease \& nystagmus
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Tsz Wing Leung, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Locations

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Optometry Research Clinic

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

References

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Levi DM, Li RW. Improving the performance of the amblyopic visual system. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009 Feb 12;364(1515):399-407. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0203.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19008199 (View on PubMed)

Li RW, Klein SA, Levi DM. Prolonged perceptual learning of positional acuity in adult amblyopia: perceptual template retuning dynamics. J Neurosci. 2008 Dec 24;28(52):14223-9. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4271-08.2008.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19109504 (View on PubMed)

Li RW, Ngo C, Nguyen J, Levi DM. Video-game play induces plasticity in the visual system of adults with amblyopia. PLoS Biol. 2011 Aug;9(8):e1001135. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001135. Epub 2011 Aug 30.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21912514 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HSEARS20171108002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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