NCT01702727

Brief Summary

The study aims to determine whether 30 minutes of treatment playing an interactive computer game weekly for 6 weeks, improves visual acuity. The game has been specially configured to ensure the amblyopic eye is preferentially stimulated and the patient wears shutter glasses which manipulate the image seen by each eye in order to provide more information to the amblyopic eye. Patients will be randomised to play the computer game using the I-BiTTM technology, play the computer game but without the I-BiTTM technology, or watch a DVD using the I-BiTTM technology.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
75

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2012

Shorter than P25 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2012

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 8, 2012

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 8, 2012

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2013

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

November 22, 2016

Status Verified

November 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

August 8, 2012

Last Update Submit

November 21, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

AmblyopiaI-BiT TMInteractive gamesBinocular

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change from baseline in visual acuity

    6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Change from baseline in visual acuity

    10 weeks

Study Arms (3)

I-BiTTM game

EXPERIMENTAL

30 minutes intervention weekly for 6 weeks.

Device: I-BiTTM game

Non-I-BiTTM game

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

30 minutes intervention weekly for 6 weeks.

Device: Non-I-BiTTM game

I-BiTTM DVD

EXPERIMENTAL

30 minutes intervention weekly for 6 weeks.

Device: I-BiTTM DVD

Interventions

30 minutes intervention weekly for 6 weeks.

I-BiTTM game

30 minutes intervention weekly for 6 weeks.

Non-I-BiTTM game

30 minutes intervention weekly for 6 weeks.

I-BiTTM DVD

Eligibility Criteria

Age4 Years - 8 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosis of Anisometropic, Strabismic or Mixed Amblyopia as made by an Orthoptist
  • Male or Female
  • Aged 4 - 8 years inclusive.
  • Participant's parent or guardian is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study

You may not qualify if:

  • Stimulus deprivation amblyopia.
  • Organic lesions of the eye preventing the establishment of good vision (e.g. media opacities, abnormalities in the fundus or optic nerve).
  • Lesions of the brain preventing the establishment of good vision (e.g. cortical visual impairment).
  • Patients diagnosed with Photosensitive Epilepsy
  • Patients diagnosed with or suspected of having Conjunctivitis
  • Loss of suppression at filter 4 or less as measured with the Sbisa Bar
  • Establishment of normal vision by refractive adaptation (wearing glasses after presentation).
  • Inability to comply with the follow up visits required
  • Refusal to accept randomisation
  • Have participated in a previous study examining I-BiT treatment

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom

Location

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Tailor V, Ludden S, Bossi M, Bunce C, Greenwood JA, Dahlmann-Noor A. Binocular versus standard occlusion or blurring treatment for unilateral amblyopia in children aged three to eight years. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Feb 7;2(2):CD011347. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011347.pub3.

  • Herbison N, MacKeith D, Vivian A, Purdy J, Fakis A, Ash IM, Cobb SV, Eastgate RM, Haworth SM, Gregson RM, Foss AJ. Randomised controlled trial of video clips and interactive games to improve vision in children with amblyopia using the I-BiT system. Br J Ophthalmol. 2016 Nov;100(11):1511-1516. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-307798. Epub 2016 Mar 7.

  • Foss AJ, Gregson RM, MacKeith D, Herbison N, Ash IM, Cobb SV, Eastgate RM, Hepburn T, Vivian A, Moore D, Haworth SM; I-BiT Steering group. Evaluation and development of a novel binocular treatment (I-BiT) system using video clips and interactive games to improve vision in children with amblyopia ('lazy eye'): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2013 May 20;14:145. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-145.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Amblyopia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVision DisordersSensation DisordersNeurologic ManifestationsEye DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Alexander Foss, BA BMBCh MRCP MRCOphth FRC

    Consultant Ophthalmologist

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 8, 2012

First Posted

October 8, 2012

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion

November 1, 2013

Study Completion

November 1, 2013

Last Updated

November 22, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-11

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