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Exercise Training on a Mirror for Intermittent Exotropia Control Post Strabismus Surgery

No phase Interventional Exercise Training Intermittent Exotropia Strabismus

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: mirror therapy, traditional therapy.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Exercise Training, Intermittent Exotropia, Strabismus. Basic parameters: 5 years — 15 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
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Official title

Exercise Training in Front of a Mirror for Intermittent Exotropia Control Post Strabismus Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

Overview

The study aims to explore the impact of mirror therapy on exodeviation control, near and far strabismus angles, and quality of life in intermittent exotropia control post strabismus surgery, as well as its effects on near and far strabismus angles.

Detailed description

Strabismus is a common childhood disorder causing eye deviation, affecting life quality and cosmetic appearance. Early detection and management improve binocular function and psychosocial problems. Intermittent exotropia is a common type. Surgery is the most common method for correcting strabismus, but complications can be difficult to treat. Physical therapy programs are limited in treating strabismus after surgery, and adding mirror therapy to traditional treatments may help maintain surgery results. This thesis aims to decrease this knowledge gap and improve the treatment of strabismus.

Interventions

  • Other mirror therapy
    Participants will undergo physiotherapy exercises in a mirror alongside post-surgery care. The program includes palming exercises, eye exercises, pencil push-ups, Brock string exercises, thumb exercises, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation exercises. The first exercise warms up extra ocular muscles, the second improves eye coordination, the third motivates the lazy eye, the fourth strengthens eye muscles, and the fifth involves a near-distance jump for oblique muscles.
  • Other traditional therapy
    The patients within the control group will receive traditional care post-strabismus operation as eye glasses and eye drops and regular exercise

Primary outcome measures

  • Assessment of change of the exodeviation control [Time frame: at baseline and after 3 months]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
  • Assessment of change of the near strabismus angles [Time frame: at baseline and after 3 months]
  • Assessment of change of the far strabismus angles [Time frame: at baseline and after 3 months]
  • Assessment of change of questions of Child and Proxy health related quality of life [Time frame: at baseline and after 3 months]
  • Assessment of change of questions of health-related quality of life questionnaire for Parents of children with intermittent exotropia [Time frame: at baseline and after 3 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • 40 boys and girls with ages from 5 to 15 years
  • History of strabismus surgery from 6 months presence of intermittent exotropia.
  • Normal sensory and motor fusion, equal visual acuity. Good general health condition.
  • Ability to understand and do the exercises at home

Exclusion criteria

  • systemic diseases as myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis and diabetes
  • Optic nerve injury, organic ocular disease, attention disorder and mental disorders
  • Attention disorder and learning disability

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
Single blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06762067 · Nesma-005418

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗