Lens showdown: which contact lens wins in dim light?
NCT ID NCT07819305
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers compare two approved soft contact lenses to see which provides better distance vision in low-light conditions. The study enrolls 150 adults aged 18 to 39 who already wear reusable spherical silicone hydrogel lenses. Participants wear each lens for two weeks in a random order, and researchers measure how well they see a distant, low-contrast target.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- two approved soft contact lenses, senofilcon A and serafilcon A
- What this could lead to
- If one lens performs better, it could help eye care professionals pick the lens that gives clearer vision in dim light for everyday wearers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a short two-week study of 150 young adults with normal vision, so results may not apply to older people or those with eye conditions. Contact lens comfort and vision vary from person to person.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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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18 to 39 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.
Potential subjects must satisfy all of the following criteria to be enrolled in the study: 1. Read, understand, and sign the STATEMENT OF INFORMED CONSENT and receive a fully executed copy of the form. 2. Appear able and willing to adhere to the instructions set forth in this clinical protocol 3. Be between 18 and 39 (inclusive) years of age at the time of screening. 4. By self-report, habitually wear reusable spherical (not toric or multifocal) silicone hydrogel contact lenses in both eyes in a daily wear modality (i.e., not extended wear). Habitual wear is defined as a self-reported minimum of 6 hours of wear per day and 5 days per week during the past 30 days. 5. Have a habitual contact lens prescription that is current within the prior 12 months, and they must have worn that prescription for at least 2 weeks prior to entering the study. 6. Possess a wearable pair of spectacles that provide correction for distance vision. Inclusion criteria at baseline evaluation 7. The vertex corrected subjective best sphere distance refraction must be between -1.00 D and -6.00 D (inclusive) in each eye. 8. The magnitude of the cylindrical component of the subject's vertex corrected distance refraction must be less than or equal to 1.00 D (inclusive) in each eye with any degree of axis. 9. The best corrected, monocular, distance visual acuity must be 20/25 or better in each eye. Potential subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participating in the study: 1. Be currently pregnant or lactating. 2. Be diabetic. 3. Have any current ocular infection of any type. 4. Be currently using any ocular medications. The use of topical ophthalmic allergy medications may be acceptable provided the medication regimen has remained stable for at least 14 days prior to enrollment and is expected to remain unchanged throughout study participation. All ophthalmic medications must be administered according to the approved product labeling, including any instructions regarding contact lens removal and reinsertion. Any changes in medication type, dose, frequency, duration, or administration instructions during the study will be documented and may result in a protocol deviation or study discontinuation. 5. Routinely require or use artificial tears, lubricant eye drops, or contact lens rewetting drops for successful contact lens wear. Subjects with occasional, non-routine use may be enrolled provided they self-report discontinuation prior to enrollment and agree to refrain from their use during the study. Use of artificial tears, lubricant eye drops, or contact lens rewetting drops during a study lens wear period is not permitted. Any such use during the study will be documented and may result in a protocol deviation or study discontinuation. 6. By self-report, have any ocular or systemic disease, allergies, infection, or use of medication that the investigator believes might contraindicate or interfere with contact lens wear, or otherwise compromise study endpoints, including infectious disease (e.g., hepatitis, tuberculosis), contagious immunosuppressive disease (e.g., Human Immunodeficiency Virus \[HIV\]), autoimmune disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome), or history of serious mental illness or seizures. See Section 9.1 for additional details regarding excluded systemic medications. 7. Have habitually worn rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses, orthokeratology lenses, or hybrid lenses (e.g., SynergEyes, SoftPerm) within the past 6 months. 8. Be currently wearing monovision, multifocal, or toric soft contact lenses. 9. Be currently wearing lenses in an extended wear modality. 10. Have a self-reported history of allergy, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to any study product or ancillary supply that, in the Investigator's judgment, could interfere with study participation or evaluation of study endpoints. 11. Have participated in a contact lens or lens care product trial within 14 days prior to study enrollment. 12. Be an employee (e.g., Investigator, Coordinator, Technician) or immediate family member of an employee (including partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee or their spouse) of the clinical site. 13. Have clinically significant (grade 3 or higher on the FDA grading scale) slit lamp findings (e.g., corneal edema, neovascularization or staining, tarsal abnormalities or bulbar injection) or other corneal or ocular disease or abnormalities that the investigator believes might contraindicate contact lens wear or may otherwise compromise study endpoints (including entropion, ectropion, chalazia, recurrent styes, glaucoma, history of recurrent corneal erosions, aphakia, moderate or above corneal distortion, herpetic keratitis). 14. Have strabismus (constant or intermittent) or amblyopia. 15. Have fluctuations in vision due to clinically significant dry eye or other ocular conditions. 16. Have had or have planned (within the study period) any ocular or intraocular surgery that may impact contact lens wear or study participation (e.g., radial keratotomy, PRK, LASIK, iridotomy, retinal laser photocoagulation, etc.).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Botetourt Eyecare, LLC
Salem, Virginia, 24153, United States
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Eyecare Center of Camden
Camden, New York, 13316, United States
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Franklin Park Eye Center, P.C.
Franklin Park, Illinois, 60131, United States
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New Bremen EyeCare
New Bremen, Ohio, 45869, United States
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Paradigm Research Center, LLC
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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ProCare Vision Centers
Granville, Ohio, 43023, United States
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Total Eye Care
Memphis, Tennessee, 38119, United States
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VRC
Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, United States
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