Effectiveness of a novel mobile phone health education intervention (Peek: Portable Eye Examination Kit) on spectacle wear among children in India

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Refractive errors in children; Eye Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN78134921
• Lead Sponsor: ondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Brief Summary

2017 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28388923 2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33294811/ (added 25/02/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-06-29
• Study Completion: 2017-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 8 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 701

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 11-15 years
2. Presenting visual acuity (i.e. with spectacles if usually worn) of less than 6/9 in both eyes
3. The visual acuity with full correction improves by two or more lines in one or both eyes
4. Parents must consent for their child to take part in the study
5. Assent is obtained from the child

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children with other causes of visual loss
2. Children whose visual acuity does not improve adequately with refraction
3. Children whose parents do not consent
4. Children who do not assent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified