New study tracks teen gaze to fight nearsightedness
NCT ID NCT07440134
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This observational study looks at whether different eyeglass prescriptions change how close teenagers hold objects during everyday tasks. It includes 100 adolescents aged 12-17, both with and without myopia. Participants wear motion-capture and eye-tracking gear while performing normal activities. The goal is to understand if special lenses like Essilor Stellest can influence working distance and potentially slow myopia progression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help design better eyeglass lenses to slow myopia progression in teenagers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It measures behavior, not outcomes, so it cannot prove that any lens type prevents or worsens myopia.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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12 to 17 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: * Volunteer adolescent, fluent in French, able to follow protocol and read and write * Aged between 12 and 17 years and 6 months * Adolescent with no history, according to the participant and/or their legal representatives, of any pathology, deficit, or disorder that could interfere with visual or cognitive functions. * If the subject wears glasses, they must have an ophthalmic prescription dated within the last year, certifying that a consultation was carried out during the previous year * If the subject wears Essilor® Stellest® 1.0 lenses, they must have worn them for at least two (2) consecutive months prior to inclusion in the study. * If the subject is nearsighted: -6.5D ≤ equivalent sphere ≤ -0.5D with usual correction * If the subject is not nearsighted: -0.5 \< equivalent sphere ≤ +2.5 Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 12 years * Age \> 17 years and 6 months * Pregnant or breastfeeding women (Article L1121-5) * Persons (legal representatives or subjects) deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision and persons hospitalized without consent pursuant to Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who are not covered by the provisions of Article L. 1121-8 and persons admitted to a health or social care facility for purposes other than research * Participants who are currently excluded from another study * All categories of persons who are particularly protected under French law are excluded from this research (Articles L1121-5 to L1121-9 of the Public Health Code) * Declared neurological deficit, in particular a history of epileptic pathology or sensorimotor coordination disorders, vestibular or cerebellar pathology (e.g., balance disorders) * Severe declared eye disease involving loss of visual field, such as glaucoma, involving loss of acuity and severe discomfort in low-light or overly bright environments, such as retinitis pigmentosa, or declared and treated dry eye syndrome. * Gougerot-Sjögren syndrome or declared dry eye syndrome * Declared aphakia or pseudophakia (intraocular implant) * Declared systemic pathology, medical treatment, or medication with an effect on vision * People with declared muscle paralysis * Binocular vision problems such as amblyopia, strabismus, or nystagmus * Children of employees or employees of Essilor International, Luxottica, GrandVision, and their subsidiaries * Individuals who have undergone previous refractive surgery, have a history of strabismus surgery, or have a history of any type of eye surgery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Paris Bastille
RECRUITINGParis, 75012, France
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