Red light therapy tested to stop Kids' eyesight from worsening
NCT ID NCT07330180
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if using a special LED red light device twice a day, along with glasses that have defocus lenses, can slow the progression of nearsightedness (myopia) in children aged 6 to 14. About 364 kids will be randomly assigned to different groups to find the best treatment duration. The goal is to see if the combination works better than glasses alone.
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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 364 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 14 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: * Aged 6 to 14 years old, regardless of gender; * After cycloplegic autorefraction, monocular or binocular spherical equivalent refraction (SER) meets: -6.00D ≤ SER ≤ -1.00D, and binocular best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) ≥ 0.8 (logMAR 0.1; Snellen 20/25); * Binocular anisometropia ≤ 1.50D; astigmatism ≤ 2.50D; * Able to understand the purpose of the study, willing to participate in this clinical verification, sign the informed consent form personally or through their legal guardian, and cooperate with the entire trial process (12 months). Exclusion Criteria: * Photophobia or allergy to cycloplegic agents (e.g., tropicamide or cyclopentolate); * Received any of the following myopia control measures within one month (including but not limited to): low-concentration atropine eye drops, orthokeratology lenses, myopia control-related frame glasses, low-level red light therapy, defocus soft contact lenses, or defocus RGP lenses; * Subjects with ocular diseases that may affect visual acuity or refractive error (e.g., lens disorders such as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, corneal diseases, uveitis, retinal detachment, severe vitreous opacity, etc.); * Neurological diseases (previous convulsion history, epilepsy, tic disorders, central nervous system developmental abnormalities) or mental and psychological diseases; * Systemic diseases: immune system diseases, central nervous system diseases, Down syndrome, asthma, severe cardiopulmonary function impairment, severe liver and kidney dysfunction, acute or chronic sinusitis, or diabetes mellitus; * Binocular manifest strabismus or any other pathological changes of the eyeball or acute inflammatory ocular diseases; * Subjects deemed inappropriate by the investigator.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 401122, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
Guilin, Nanning, 530021, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xi’an, Shanxi, 710001, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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The Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang City
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110032, China
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The Second People's Hospital of Foshan City
Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China
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Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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