The Effect of Oculo-Motor Exercises in Intermittent Exotropia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Exercises; Intermittent Exotropia
• Interventions: Behavioral: Oculo-Motor Exercises (OME)

• Registration Number: NCT03661476
• Lead Sponsor: Medipol University

Brief Summary

In childhood strabismus, exotropia is most frequently seen with intermittent exotropia and convergence failure in the first decade of life. This situation adversely affects children's psychosocial development and creates worries about personal relationships and work life in their future lives. Patients' hesitant attitudes towards surgical treatment led to the out-of-surgery techniques such as exercise therapy. No studies have been found in the literature on the efficancy of the intermittent exotropia treatments with oculo-motor exercises. In our study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of oculo-motor exercises on intermittent exotropia in children.

Detailed Description

50 volunteer school-aged children between 2-17 years of age) were included in our study. Oculo-motor home exercise protocols were given to all participants for 2 sessions per day for 6 weeks, and regular phone calls were made once a week. Participants were assessed cycloplegic refraction by autorefractometry, corrected and uncorrected visual acuity by snellen chart, ocular motility test, near and distant alternating prism cover test, streopsis test and patient satisfaction levels by intermittent exotropia survery.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-13
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-07
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-10
• Study Completion: 2019-01-03
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-12-14
• Last Update Posted: 2019-12-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

• Be between 2 and 17 years of age
• Intermittent exotropia diagnosis
• To have mental capacity in the level to understand and do exercises

Exclusion Criteria

• Not complying with age criteria
• Constant exotropia
• Having undergone eye surgery
• Those with systemic disease that prevent exercise

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Oculo-Motor Exercises (OME)	Oculo-Motor Exercises (OME)	10 repetitive four different oculomotor exercise protocols with eye stabilization were organized as home programs for 6 weeks, twice a day in the morning and evening each day of the week.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prism cover test	6 weeks	Near and distant alternating prism cover test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Streopsis test	6 weeks	Three-dimensional visual assessment
Intermittent exotropia survery	6 weeks	Level of patient satisfaction
Visual acuity	6 weeks	Snellen chart

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Medipol University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Beykoz, Turkey