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The effectiveness of fluoxetine on the treatment of adaptive spasm caused by anxiety

Investigating the effect of fluoxetine on the treatment of accomodative spasm caused by anxiety

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240617062160N1
Enrollment
68
Registered
2024-06-29
Start date
2024-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-22

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Conditions

Accommodative spasm. Disorders of accommodation

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients with anxiety are treated with fluoxetine 20 for 5 weeks, and in the fifth week, patients are treated with vision therapy under the supervision of an optome

Sponsors

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having eye spasms with symptoms Bilateral accommodative spasm (there should be conditions in both eyes and it should not be unilateral) No history of underlying diseases Absence of strabismus

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Uncorrected hyperopia Having systemic diseases Having pathological anxiety Having eye diseases such as keratoconus, cataract, uveitis, retinal retinopathy, and all diseases that affect the quality of vision and visual system of the patient.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Dry refractive error. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), 5 weeks after the start of fluoxetine, and 3 months after the start of vision therapy. Method of measurement: Autorefractometer device.;Cyclo refractive error. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), 5 weeks after the start of fluoxetine, and 3 months after the start of vision therapy. Method of measurement: Autorefractometer device.;Best corrected visual acuity. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), 5 weeks after the start of fluoxetine, and 3 months after the start of vision therapy. Method of measurement: Glasses or contact lenses.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Amplitude of accommodation. Timepoint: En At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), 5 weeks after the start of fluoxetine, and 3 months after the start of vision therapy. Method of measurement: Dynamic retinoscopy.;Facility of accommodation. Timepoint: En At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), 5 weeks after the start of fluoxetine, and 3 months after the start of vision therapy. Method of measurement: Dynamic retinoscopy.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehrdad Sadeghi

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

sadeghiop88@yahoo.com+98 21 7756 1721

Outcome results

None listed

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