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NCT Number: NCT00383175

Reading Fluency and Accommodative Lag

The purpose of this study is to determine whether special reading glasses improve children's ability to learn to read.

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Key information

Conditions

Ocular Accommodation

Age range

5 year–9 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Eutaw Primary School

Eutaw, Alabama, 35462, United States

About this study

Many children are believed to under accommodate (have a lag of accommodation) when looking at near targets. If this occurs, the retinal image is out of focus. Children who have a lag of accommodation may have difficulty in focusing their eyes at near for long periods of time. This difficulty could reduce their ability to read fluently. Children with above average lags of accommodation will be randomly assigned to a group which receives special reading glasses or a group which does not. The groups will be assessed using a standard test for reading fluency.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Children in grades 1, 2 and 3 who consent and assent to participate

Exclusion criteria

  • Children in the special education program
  • Children who are unwilling to have their eyes dilated or be tested
  • Children who are unwilling to wear the glasses

Treatment and study plan

Autorefractor, standard clinical instrument

Other

Autorefractor, standard clinical instrument was used to assess the children's focusing power at near.

Primary outcomes

  1. DIBELS test scores .

    Time frame: 1 -2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Other

Collaborators

  • National Eye Institute (NEI)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Oct 2, 2006
Registry last updated
Feb 21, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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