Electronic Recording of Compliance with Patching Therapy for Amblyopia.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN54685764

Enrollment

300

Registered

2005-12-20

Start date

2001-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-06-21

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Conditions

Amblyopia Eye Diseases Amblyopia

Interventions

Children in the intervention group received the educational cartoon story together with a calendar and reward stickers and a one-page information sheet for the parents. The cartoon was designed as a p

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All newly diagnosed amblyopic children with an inter-ocular difference in visual acuity of at least 0.2 logMAR, strabismus and/or an anisometropia or a deprivation (e.g. cataract). 2. Both genders 3. No age limitation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous treatment for amblyopia, neurological disorder, medication, other eye disorder, decreased visual acuity caused by brain damage or trauma

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcome measure was influence of social-economic, ethnic and clinical factors on compliance.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of compliance (realised/prescribed occlusion time) in the intervention and control group.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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