Special lens may slow nearsightedness – tiny study looks at how
NCT ID NCT03818880
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how a new type of eyeglass lens affects the back layer of the eye (the choroid) in children with worsening nearsightedness. Ten children already in a larger study will have their eye thickness measured with a special camera. The goal is to understand if the lens changes the eye in ways that could slow down nearsightedness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Novel spectacle lens
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help explain how special lenses slow down nearsightedness in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small sub-study (10 participants) that only measures eye changes, not long-term vision outcomes. Results may not apply to all children.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 10 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participating in the CPRO-1802-001 (Cypress\_SG) study at CORE * Read and signed an Assent and their parent/guardian has signed an information consent letter Exclusion Criteria: * Transient health condition which may affect the eye(s) (e.g. a common cold, active allergies, fatigue, etc;)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre for Ocular Research and Education
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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