Spectacles vs night lenses: which slows Kids' myopia better?
NCT ID NCT05134935
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether special glasses (DIMS) are as good as overnight contact lenses (Ortho-K) at slowing myopia progression in children aged 6-12. Ninety kids wore either the glasses or the lenses for 18 months. The main goal was to see if the glasses were not worse than the lenses at controlling eye growth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DIMS spectacles and Ortho-K contact lenses
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that DIMS spectacles are as good as Ortho-K lenses at slowing myopia progression, offering a non-contact alternative for children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 90 children. Results may not apply to all kids, and both treatments have risks like eye infections or discomfort.
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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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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: \- Myopic children aged 6 to 12 years: Myopia of the 6 to 8-year-olds (inclusive): -1.00 to -4.75 D spherical component and up to -2.50 D of regular astigmatism (both eyes). Myopia of the 9 to 12-year-olds (inclusive): -2.00 to -4.75 D spherical component and up to -2.50 D of regular astigmatism (both eyes). * Anisometropia ≤ 1.50 D cycloplegic spherical equivalent refractive error. * Best corrected visual acuity at age 6 to 12 years (inclusive): 0.8 Snellen (equivalent to ≥ 3/5 letter on the 0.8 line = 78 ETDRS letters) Exclusion criteria: * Manifest or intermittent squint. * Contraindications to the use of OKL comprising (not exhaustive): keratoconus, chronic allergic conjunctivitis and keratoconjunctivitis sicca. * Previous eye surgery. * Chronic eye disease demanding daily use of eye drops. * Non-compliance to eye examinations (unstable fixation or anxiety towards contact lenses). * Previous myopia control treatment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Ophthalmic department, Vejle Hospital
Vejle, Southern Denmark, 7100, Denmark
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