WeChat messages aim to curb rising myopia in chinese schoolchildren
NCT ID NCT07211893
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether sending regular health education messages about eye care to parents via WeChat can improve how children use their eyes and slow or prevent nearsightedness. About 1,330 third-grade students in China will take part, with their guardians receiving the messages for one year. The goal is to see if simple reminders can boost outdoor time, reduce screen and near work, and encourage better eye habits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- health education messages via WeChat
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, scalable way to reduce myopia risk in children through better eye habits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug or device, so results depend on families following advice. The trial hasn't started yet, and improvements may be small or hard to sustain.
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Study facts
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- 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 1,330 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
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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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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8 to 12 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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Inclusion Criteria: * primary school students in the third grade; * the guardians of students can receive, read, and understand multimedia (image-text) messages via WeChat on their mobile phones; * voluntary participation in this study, with guardians' consent and a signed informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * with other ocular diseases that severely affect vision * with systematic diseases or mental disorders, inability to understand or cooperate with the study
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