Effect of MyopiaEd Messaging on Improving Eye-use Behavior and Myopia Control Among Primary School Students in China
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Send myopia-related health education message.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Myopia. Basic parameters: 8 years — 12 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.
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Official title
Effect of MyopiaEd Messaging on Improving Eye-use Behavior and Myopia Control Among Primary School Students in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
Myopia represents a significant global public health challenge, with China experiencing particularly high myopia prevalence among children and adolescents. The World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledges the critical role of health education in eye care and has collaborated with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to launch the Be He@lthy, Be Mobile (BHBM) initiative, which includes MyopiaEd-a mobile health project specifically designed to address myopia. Developed in partnership with international experts and informed by evidence-based guidelines, MyopiaEd provides standardized, scientifically validated content for effective myopia control. The MyopiaEd library has been translated and adapted by the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center for use in China. Therefore, we aim to investigate whether the Chinese version of MyopiaEd can improve eye care behaviors among primary school students and enhance parental knowledge regarding myopia prevention and control in China.
Interventions
- Other Send myopia-related health education message
Guardians of students in the intervention group will receive regular myopia-related health education messages, comprising text and images, from the MyopiaEd information repository via class-based WeChat groups. The intervention will last for 12 months.
Primary outcome measures
- The proportion of children having improved eye-use behaviors after 1 year. [Time frame: 12 months]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Change in myopia-related knowledge score of students' guardians between baseline and 12 months [Time frame: 12 months]
- Difference in incidence of myopia between the two groups after 12 months [Time frame: 12 months]
- Difference in the change of spherical equivalence between baseline and 12 months in the two groups [Time frame: 12 months]
- The satisfaction of the MyopiaEd information by the guardians [Time frame: 12 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- primary school students in the third grade;
- the guardians of students can receive, read, and understand multimedia (image-text) messages via WeChat on their mobile phones;
- voluntary participation in this study, with guardians' consent and a signed informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
- with other ocular diseases that severely affect vision
- with systematic diseases or mental disorders, inability to understand or cooperate with the study
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07211893 · 2025KYPJ113