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Efficacy and Safety of Red Light LED Sources in Controlling Myopia Progression in Children and Adolescents: A Randomized, Controlled, Non-Inferiority Trial

Efficacy and Safety of Red Light from LED Sources in Controlling Myopia Progression in Children and Adolescents

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500113054
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-11-24
Start date
2025-05-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Myopia

Interventions

Trial group:The treatment involves the use of red LED light (EagleTec LED Vision Rehabilitation Device), administered twice daily, with each session lasting 3 minutes. The two daily sessions should be
Control group:Red LED light (EagleTec LED Vision Rehabilitation Device) is to be used twice daily. Each 3-minute session consists of continuous red light exposure, concluding upon completion.

Sponsors

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 6 to 12 years, either sex; 2. Hyperopia reserve depletion >= 0.75 D/year, or myopia progression >= 0.75 D/year, or axial length increase >= 0.4 mm/year; 3. -3.00 D <= cycloplegic spherical equivalent refractive error <= 0 D; (Either criterion 2 or 3 must be met); 4. Signed informed consent agreeing to undergo screening and 3-month follow-up.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of other ocular diseases, including, but not limited to: color blindness or color vision deficiency, history of photophobia, ocular surface diseases, infectious conjunctivitis, corneal diseases (e.g., keratoconus or suspected keratoconus, corneal degeneration, etc.), cataract, uveitis, vitreoretinal diseases (macular diseases, retinitis pigmentosa, congenital stationary night blindness, etc.), or optic nerve disorders. 2. Photophobia or known allergy to cycloplegic agents (such as tropicamide or cyclopentolate, etc.). 3. Having received any one or more of the following myopia control interventions within the recent 1 month (including, but not limited to): low-concentration atropine eye drops, orthokeratology lenses, myopia control spectacles, low-intensity red light therapy, defocus soft contact lenses, or defocus RGP lenses. 4. History of neurological disorders (e.g., prior convulsions, epilepsy, tic disorders, central nervous system developmental abnormalities), psychiatric or psychological diseases, or any other condition deemed ineligible by the investigator. 5. Manifest strabismus >= 5 prism diopters (PD). 6. Astigmatism > 2.00 D; anisometropia > 1.50 D; best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) < 0.8.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Difference in axial length changes at 1 and 3 months;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Submacular choroidal thickness change at 3 months as measured by OCT;Best-Corrected Visual Acuity;Difference in refractive progression and change in central corneal curvature at 3 months;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactShi Bingjie

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

shibingjie666@163.com+86 181 7118 4624

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026