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Clinical trialNCT00315328CompletedPhase 3Interventional

Trial Comparing Patching Versus Atropine for Amblyopia in 7 to < 13 Year Olds

SponsorJaeb Center for Health ResearchEnrollment233Amblyopia
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Summary

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The purpose of this study is: * To compare the effectiveness of weekend atropine plus near activities and daily patching plus near activities for moderate amblyopia (20/40 to 20/100) and severe amblyopia (20/125 to 20/400) in improving vision in the amblyopic eye of 7 to \<13 year olds. * To determine the maximum improvement in vision of the amblyopic eye with each treatment. * To determine whether amblyopia is associated with structural abnormalities of optic nerve fiber layer.
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Investigators

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Sites

2 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Pennsylvania College of Optometry

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Children'S Hospital of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Drugs studied

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Atropine →
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
31 Aug 2005
Primary completion
31 Dec 2007
Completion
31 Jan 2008
Last update posted
24 Jun 2016
Registered enrollment
233
Registry id
NCT00315328
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.