Improving Quality Vision Outcomes in Managed Care Setting While Reducing Cost by Use of Accurate, Automated Screening
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02536963 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 1, 2015
Results First Posted : July 1, 2020
Last Update Posted : July 1, 2020
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Amblyopia ("lazy eye") and strabismus (misaligned eyes) are medical eye conditions that combine as the leading causes of preventable vision loss in children. They are irreversible if not detected and corrected by the age of seven, however half of all cases are missed because the conditions do not always manifest themselves and pediatricians are unable to reliably detect the conditions. The current health care system badly needs an accurate and effective approach toward detecting amblyopia and strabismus in preschool children.
The study will be conducted in busy, ethnically and racially diverse primary care sites operated by the Kaiser Permanente system and compare the outcomes of testing with a Pediatric Vision Scanner with outcomes the current standard of care.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Amblyopia Strabismus | Device: Pediatric Vision Scanning device Other: Reference examination |
After demonstrating feasibility, we will recruit 300 clinical trial participants during previously scheduled visits at two Kaiser Permanente of Southern California (KPSC) pediatric clinics. We will also send letters and placed phone calls to parents of eligible children who lived in cities proximal to the two clinics. Children will be considered eligible if age is ≥ 2 years old, less than 6 years old; have never visited an ophthalmologist (as this could indicate a pre-existing eye condition and/or introduce biased eye exam results if the physician had seen the patient before), are an active Kaiser Permanente member, and do not have a cognitive and/or developmental disability (ICD-10 codes Z82.79 and F84.0).
Interested participants will either visit an on-site ophthalmology clinic immediately following their pediatric visit or make a future appointment at one of two KPSC ophthalmology clinics. All study activities will be completed during one appointment. Research staff describe the study to parents and obtain informed consent, collected parent-reported demographic data about each participant, screen each participant using the PVS, and documented PVS results, test acquisition time, and participant cooperation. Testing will be performed in a dimly lit room with the child seated on a chair or parents lap. Per manufacturer recommendations, a background calibration measurement is first obtained off of the face with closed eyes. Then the child is asked to open both eyes and fixate on the smiley face target within the device while the binocular retinal polarization scan is performed. PVS results will be interpreted as either "pass" or "refer" based on manufacturer recommendations. Acquisition time is defined as time from when the research staff picked up the PVS to when the result is generated, and cooperation is defined as "excellent" or "fair" based on staff discretion (e.g., a patient who listens to instructions and completes the exam on the first try would be "excellent," whereas a patient who moves his/her head around during testing would be "fair"). A pediatric ophthalmologist masked to the PVS result then performs a gold standard eye examination. Possible gold standard examination results were "normal", "normal with risk factors" (Table Amblyopia Risk Factors - see protocol), "suspected binocular vision deficit," "suspected amblyopia," "amblyopia, "strabismus" and "amblyopia and strabismus." (Diagnostic Categories Rubric - see protocol). Results were mutually exclusive. To compare the PVS results to the gold standard eye examination among the 300 children eligible for analysis, we will perform a validation characteristics analysis with a 95% confidence interval (CI).
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 318 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Only |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Amblyopia and Strabismus Testing in Pediatrics |
Study Start Date : | January 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2019 |
Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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PVS Screening and reference examination
All enrolled participants will be screened with the Pediatric Vision Scanner (PVS screening) during a well-child visit to compare whether the results of the PVS match the results of the regular eye examination performed during the well-visit. They will then receive a reference examination performed by a fellowship-trained pediatric ophthalmologist. Results will be compared with PVS screening results.
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Device: Pediatric Vision Scanning device
The Pediatric Vision Scanner (PVS) performs a 3-second, non-invasive scan of both eyes simultaneously while a child looks at a single target. The scan will measure the frequency of the light waves that reflect off of the participants' eyes to determine the fixation state of the eye. Other: Reference examination Reference examination of the eyes will be performed by a fellowship-trained pediatric ophthalmologist.
Other Name: Gold-standard eye exam |
- Detection of Amblyopia and Strabismus in Children Ages 2-5 Using Automated Pediatric Vision Scanner Device [ Time Frame: Screenings will be performed during a normally scheduled well-child visit, which lasts on average 20 minutes. Eye examinations for "refer" screenings will occur immediately after well-child visit. ]Screening device will provide a binocularity score from 0-100. Scores ≥60 indicate "normal" exams, while scores <60 are "refers" for amblyopia and strabismus. Device results will be compared to the gold standard eye examination performed by a pediatric ophthalmologist.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years to 10 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Between the ages of 8-10, presenting for a well-visit (for enrollment for first primary outcome)
- Between the ages of 2-5, presenting for a well-visit (for enrollment for second primary outcome)
Exclusion Criteria:
- No developmental delay or cognitive deficit
- No visually obvious ocular conditions that would warrant specialist referral

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02536963
United States, California | |
Southern California Permanente Group | |
La Palma, California, United States, 90623 |
Principal Investigator: | Ashish Mehta, MD | Kaiser Permanente |
Documents provided by Rebiscan, Inc.:
Responsible Party: | Rebiscan, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02536963 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
R44EY025926 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | September 1, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 1, 2020 |
Last Update Posted: | July 1, 2020 |
Last Verified: | June 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Plan Description: | Individual participant data will not be shared; cumulative results from the study may be presented in research journals and/or society conferences. |
Amblyopia Strabismus Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Vision Disorders |
Sensation Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Eye Diseases Ocular Motility Disorders Cranial Nerve Diseases |