Electronic Recording of Compliance with Patching Therapy for Amblyopia.
ISRCTN | ISRCTN54685764 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN54685764 |
Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 20/12/2005
- Registration date
- 20/12/2005
- Last edited
- 10/06/2021
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Eye Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr S.E. Loudon
Scientific
Scientific
Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam
Department of Ophthalmology
Dr. Molewaterplein 50
Rotterdam
3015 GD
Netherlands
seloudon@yahoo.com |
Study information
Study design | Multicentre, randomised, single blinded, placebo controlled, parallel group trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Treatment |
Scientific title | Electronic Recording of Compliance with Patching Therapy for Amblyopia. |
Study acronym | ERPAG |
Study objectives | Compliance with patching therapy for amblyopia can be improved by an educational programme aimed primarily at the child. |
Ethics approval(s) | Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Amblyopia |
Intervention | Children in the intervention group received the educational cartoon story together with a calendar and reward stickers and a one-page information sheet for the parents. The cartoon was designed as a picture story, without text and was designed from a childs perspective. Scientific contact: Prof. H.J. Simonsz, simonsz@compuserve.com. |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Percentage of compliance (realised/prescribed occlusion time) in the intervention and control group. |
Secondary outcome measures | Secondary outcome measure was influence of social-economic, ethnic and clinical factors on compliance. |
Overall study start date | 01/07/2001 |
Completion date | 31/12/2005 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Child |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | 300 |
Total final enrolment | 149 |
Key inclusion criteria | 1. All newly diagnosed amblyopic children with an inter-ocular difference in visual acuity of at least 0.2 logMAR, strabismus and/or an anisometropia or a deprivation (e.g. cataract). 2. Both genders 3. No age limitation |
Key exclusion criteria | Previous treatment for amblyopia, neurological disorder, medication, other eye disorder, decreased visual acuity caused by brain damage or trauma |
Date of first enrolment | 01/07/2001 |
Date of final enrolment | 31/12/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam,
Rotterdam
3015 GD
Netherlands
3015 GD
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Erasmus Medical Center (The Netherlands)
Hospital/treatment centre
Hospital/treatment centre
Department of Ophthalmology
Dr. Molewaterplein 50
Rotterdam
3015 GD
Netherlands
https://ror.org/018906e22 |
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Results article | 01/11/2009 | 10/06/2021 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
10/06/2021: Publication reference and total final enrolment added.