Red Light Therapy: Short-term Choroidal and Retinal Changes
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Repeated Low-Level Red-Light.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Myopia. Basic parameters: 18 years — 40 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Hong Kong
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Short-term Impact of Different Types of Red Light Therapy on Choroid and Retina
Overview
This research project is a prospective, randomized controlled trial designed to assess the short-term effects of varied red light therapies on the choroidal and retinal structures in adult myopes. The primary objective is to determine which specific retinal regions or cells are primarily affected by short-term repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy, potentially inducing choroidal thickening. The secondary objective is to assess the safety of different types of red light therapy in adult myopes. The study will enroll 45 myopic adults aged 18-40 years old as participates. They will be randomly assigned into three RLRL groups: small circle (d=0.30mm), medium circle (d=0.50mm), and annular groups (an inner diameter of 0.50 mm and an outer diameter of 0.70mm) without disclosure of their specific group to maintain study blinding. The groups are differentiated by the size and shape of the light spots formed on the retina but with the same power (0.15 mW with a 4 mm pupil size). The Eyerising Myopia Management Device, modified for this study, will be used to administer RLRL with three different spot patterns, adhering to safety standards to minimize risk and ensure participant safety. Before the treatment, baseline data will be collected from each participant. Baseline assessments will consist of demographics information, visual acuity checks, axial length measurements, subjective refraction, slit-lamp examinations, adaptive optics imaging, optical coherence tomography and angiography (OCT \& OCTA), posterior blood flowgraphy, electroretinography (ERG), and the Flicker-plus test. Then participants will undergo daily treatments for 14 days, using the therapy settings of the group to which they have been assigned. The treatment will last for 3 minutes twice a day, with a minimal interval of 4 hours. During the 14-day study period, participants will undergo daily assessments by a series of ophthalmic examinations. Outcomes measured will track changes in choroidal thickness, electrical activity of the retina, axial length, and best corrected visual acuity, alongside other image reports such as adaptive optics imaging, posterior blood flowgraphy and OCT \& OCTA scans. This study addresses the gaps in understanding how RLRL therapy affects myopia and aims to identify the retina's high-response areas to red light. By doing so, it hopes to minimize unnecessary exposure and potential damage, enhancing the safety and effectiveness of the therapy.
Interventions
- Device Repeated Low-Level Red-Light
All participants will receive a video guide of the Repeated Low-Level Red-Light device. Eligible subjects will receive daily treatment for 14 days, with each treatment lasting for 3 minutes twice a day, with a minimal interval of 4 hours.
Primary outcome measures
- Change in choroidal thickness measured by OCT [Time frame: Choroidal thickness will be measured every day from enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeks.]
Secondary outcome measures (7)
- Change in electrical activity of the retina measured by ERG [Time frame: ERG will be carried out on the 7th and 14th days of the study]
- Change in axial length (AL) measured by IOL Master [Time frame: AL will be taken every day from enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeks.]
- Change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) [Time frame: BCVA will be taken every day from enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeks.]
- Change in adaptive optics imaging [Time frame: Adaptive optics imaging assessment will be carried out on the 7th and 14th days of the study.]
- Change in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) scan [Time frame: OCTA assessment will be taken every day from enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeks.]
- Change in posterior blood flowgraphy [Time frame: The posterior blood flowgraphy will be taken every day from enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeks.]
- Change in flicker-plus test [Time frame: Flicker-plus test will be carried out on the 7th and 14th days of the study]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age: 18 to 40 years.
- Myopic spherical equivalent refraction (SER) between -1.00D to -6.00D in both eyes.
- Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA): 20/20 or greater.
- Informed consent for participation.
Exclusion criteria
- Anisometropia greater than 1.50D.
- Ophthalmic diseases other than refractive errors, including but not limited to strabismus and binocular vision abnormalities in either eye.
- Systemic diseases (e.g., endocrine, cardiac diseases) and developmental abnormalities.
- Inability to attend regular follow up assessment.
- Undergo RLRL therapy in the past 6 months
- Contraindications to RLRL therapy.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Hong Kong · 1 center
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University — Hong Kong
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06753773 · HSEARS20240715002