VR training shows promise for Kids' eye misalignment
NCT ID NCT06117813
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a virtual reality training program called Nu.T in 54 children aged 6 to 15 with intermittent exotropia, a condition where one eye occasionally turns outward. Half of the children used the Nu.T software to do visual exercises, while the other half received no treatment. The goal was to see if the training could improve stereopsis, or depth perception. The results could lead to a new, non-invasive option for managing this condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nu.T (visual perceptual training software delivered via virtual reality)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-invasive, drug-free way to improve depth perception in children with intermittent exotropia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 54 participants, and the control group received no treatment. The results may not apply to all patients, and the improvement may be modest.
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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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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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 15 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: * Intermittent Exotropia patients aged 6 to 15 * Patients with decreased stereopsis above 50 arc seconds in Titmus Dot Test * Able to use the Virtual Reality(VR) device * Patient or legally authorized representative has signed the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Incomitant strabismus patient with impaired eye movement * Patients with amblyopia (Maximal corrective vision of one eye is less than 0.8 or maximal corrective vision both eyes more than two lines of difference) * History of ophthalmic surgery * Patient who has undergone or is currently undergoing cover treatment within one month for the purpose of treating strabismus or amblyopia * Scheduled for ophthalmic surgery during the clinical trial participation period (8 weeks in the treatment group as of the registration date, Maximum 16 weeks in the control group as of the registration date) * Difficult to understand and perform the stereopsis test. * Abnormal Retinal Correspondence * Patient with neurological abnormalities other than strabismus * History of premature birth * Participating in other clinical trial * Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, precludes participation in the trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Hangil Eye Hospital
Incheon, South Korea
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Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital
Goyang, South Korea
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Konkuk University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University
Seoul, South Korea
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Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University
Uijeongbu-si, South Korea
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