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Vision Therapy for Intermittent Exotropia (VT-IXT Trial)

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Research Sponsored by Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Age 8 - 16 years
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 21 weeks
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VT-IXT Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether vision therapy can help control a type of eye misalignment. The results will help determine whether to do a longer trial testing the therapy.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for kids aged 8-16 with a specific eye alignment issue called intermittent exotropia, where one eye occasionally drifts outward. They should have certain levels of control over their eye movement and good depth perception. Kids who plan to move soon or can't commit to the study's process are not eligible.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if vision therapy can help manage intermittent exotropia better than just watching the condition without treatment. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive vision therapy or be observed, helping decide if more extensive research is needed.See study design

VT-IXT Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am between 8 and 16 years old.

VT-IXT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~21 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 21 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Mean Distance Control Score
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Distance Control
No Spontaneous Tropia
Other outcome measures
Change in Vergence and Accommodative Measures
Objective Eye Movement Recordings
Suppression Status

VT-IXT Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Vision TherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will receive 20 consecutive weeks of office-based vision therapy with home therapy.
Group II: ObservationActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will receive no treatment for IXT is received during the study unless one of the deterioration criteria is met.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Southern College of OptometryOTHER
5 Previous Clinical Trials
242 Total Patients Enrolled
Case Western Reserve UniversityOTHER
300 Previous Clinical Trials
246,564 Total Patients Enrolled
Salus UniversityOTHER
14 Previous Clinical Trials
919 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Intermittent Exotropia
100 Patients Enrolled for Intermittent Exotropia
~21 spots leftby Dec 2025