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The Effect and Safety of Different Doses of Atropine on Myopic Progression of Highly Myopic Children: Multi-centered Randomized Clinical Trial

Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04699357
Enrollment
219
Registered
2021-01-07
Start date
2021-07-04
Completion date
2024-09-01
Last updated
2026-03-12

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

Conditions

High Myopia

Brief summary

Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of different concentrations of atropine eye drops in controlling the progression (diopter, axial length) of high myopia in young children, and to compare the compliance, adverse reaction and regression rate of different concentrations of atropine eye drops in myopia control. Intervention: Group 1 (0.01% atropine group), Group 2 (0.04% atropine group), Group 3 (0.1% atropine group). During the 2-year intervention period after entering the group, each concentration of atropine eye drops were given every night at a fixed time before going to bed, one drop each time, implemented by parents (supervision), and the wechat small program was completed.

Interventions

DRUGAtropine

different concentrations (0.01%/0.04%/0.1%) of atropine were administered to high myopic children

Sponsors

Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* At least one eye with cycloplegic optometric spherical equivalent of -5.00 to -10.00D and best corrected distant visual acuity of at least 0.5 and near visual acuity of at least 1.0, Titmus Stereo acuity ≤ 80 seconds, Vision with external occultation of ≤ 10 prismatic diopters , vision with internal occultation of ≤ 6-8 prismatic diopters, and astigmatism equal to or less than -2.50D; * Myopia progression greater than 0.5D in the past year; * Possess normal cognitive and verbal communication abilities to actively cooperate with the prescribed treatment; * Written informed consent from the guardian and the child.

Exclusion criteria

* Diseases of the study eye: keratitis, cone cornea, congenital cataract, glaucoma, fundus diseases; combined with inflammation of the anterior or posterior segment of the eye, such as acute conjunctivitis, iridocyclitis; * Systemic diseases affecting the use of drugs: albinism, epilepsy, severe psychoneurological disorders, congenital heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias; * Atropine allergy; * Very low birth weight less than 1500 g; * Previous treatment with anticholinergics including atropine within the previous 1 year, or use of OK lenses, multifocal soft lenses within 3 months; * Other conditions judged by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes of spherical equivalentat least 2 yearsSpherical equivalent as measured by cycloplegia autorefraction

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in axial lengthat least 2 yearsAL was measured as the distance from the anterior corneal surface to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) using IOLMaster or Lenstar
Best corrected vision acuity (BCVA)at least 2 yearsBCVA were measured at 4 meters by trained optometrists using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) logMAR chart
Intraocular pressure (IOP)at least 2 yearsIntraocular pressure (IOP) is measured using a non-contact tonometer, with the average of three consecutive measurements taken.
Pupil sizeat least 2 yearsPhotopic and mesopic pupil diameters were measured using a handheld device (VIP-300, NeurOptics) after a 2-minute light adaptation and a 5-minute dark adaptation, respectively
Accommodative functionat least 2 yearsPositive/negative relative accommodation (PRA/NRA) were performed at a distance of 40 cm

Countries

China

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORXun Xu, MD

Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 13, 2026