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Not yet recruitingNCT07709832Updated Jul 17, 2026

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Autostereoscopic 3D Vision Therapy for Amblyopia

An interventional study of Autostereoscopic 3D Training and Conventional Patching in Amblyopia, Visual Training and Visual Functions, sponsored by Beijing Tongren Hospital. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 7 Years to 12 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-17.

Sponsored by Beijing Tongren Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
34
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
7 Years to 12 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an autostereoscopic 3D amblyopia training system works to improve vision in children and adolescents with amblyopia. It will also learn about the safety and tolerability of the 3D training system. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does autostereoscopic 3D vision training improve best corrected visual acuity in the amblyopic eye compared to conventional patching therapy?
  • What side effects or discomfort do participants experience during 3D training versus patching? Researchers will compare the autostereoscopic 3D training system to conventional daily eye patching to see which treatment works better for improving vision in amblyopia.

Participants will:

  • Be randomly assigned to either the 3D training group or the patching group
  • Complete daily home treatment for 6 months - either 20 minutes of 3D vision training or 2 hours of continuous eye patching
  • Visit the clinic at baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months for eye exams and vision tests
  • Have their treatment progress monitored remotely through training data logs or patching diaries
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Conditions studied

  • Amblyopia
  • Visual Training
  • Visual Functions
  • Visual Health

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In context

Amblyopia

189 studies on the registry are indexed under Amblyopia; 41 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 34 is below the median of 60 across 137 interventional studies indexed under Amblyopia.

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Lead sponsor

Beijing Tongren Hospital is the lead sponsor of 164 studies on the registry; 54 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
7 Years to 12 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Unilateral amblyopia (anisometropic, strabismic, or ametropic)
  • Age: 7 to 12 years
  • Amblyopic eye BCVA: 0.1 to 0.8 LogMAR
  • Fellow eye BCVA: ≥ 0.8 LogMAR
  • Stable refractive status (≤ ±0.50D change in past 6 months)
  • Written from participant and guardian

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Deprivation amblyopia (congenital cataract, ptosis, etc.)
  • Organic ocular disease (glaucoma, retinopathy, optic neuropathy)
  • Previous ocular surgery or trauma
  • Severe dry eye or other ocular surface disorders
  • Uncontrolled systemic diseases (diabetes, hypertension)
  • Neuropsychiatric conditions preventing cooperation
  • Participation in other clinical trials within 3 months
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
34 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Autostereoscopic 3D Training Group

    Device: Autostereoscopic 3D Training

  • Active comparator
    Conventional Patching Group

    Device: Conventional Patching

Interventions

  • DeviceAutostereoscopic 3D Training

    Daily 20-minute autostereoscopic 3D amblyopia training session, 5+ days per week for 6 months. Training consists of 15 minutes of monocular perceptual learning with Gabor patches (adaptive difficulty algorithm) and 5 minutes of binocular vergence training. Home-based training with remote data monitoring.

  • DeviceConventional Patching

    Daily continuous 2-hour occlusion of the non-amblyopic eye using medical adhesive eye patches, 5+ days per week for 6 months. Patients are encouraged to perform near visual activities (reading, writing, puzzles) during patching to enhance amblyopic eye stimulation. Parent-supervised home therapy with daily patching logs.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA)

    Time frame: baseline to 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Distance Stereoacuity

    Time frame: baseline to 6 months

  2. Near Stereoacuity

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

  3. Contrast Sensitivity Function

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

  4. Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire (CVS-Q) Score

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

  5. Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) Score

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

  6. Adherence

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

  7. Intraocular Pressure (IOP)

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Jul 2026; primary completion for May 2027, 10 months later.

Of 58 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Amblyopia, half reached primary completion within 34 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 21 and three quarters within 72. This study's planned 10 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 71 studies reached it within 33 months; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 47.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 12, 2026
First posted
Jul 17, 2026
StartEst.
Jul 31, 2026
Primary completionEst.
May 31, 2027
CompletionEst.
Jul 31, 2027
Last update
Jul 17, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 17, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07709832
Responsible party
Jinyuan,MD (President of Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Tongren Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 17, 2026
Start date
Jul 31, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
May 31, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 31, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 17, 2026

Study contacts

Jin Yuan
Contact
yuanjincornea@126.com
010-58366699
Jin Yuan
principal investigator · Beijing Tongren Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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