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dc.contributor.authorBullaj, Raimonda
dc.contributor.authorDyet, Leigh
dc.contributor.authorMitra, Subhabrata
dc.contributor.authorBunce, Catey
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Caroline S
dc.contributor.authorSaunders, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorDale, Naomi
dc.contributor.authorHorwood, Anna
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Cathy
dc.contributor.authorSt Clair Tracy, Helen
dc.contributor.authorMarlow, Neil
dc.contributor.authorBowman, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-30T09:30:22Z
dc.date.available2022-09-30T09:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-21
dc.identifier281538693
dc.identifierd9957f01-590b-4dab-bcbd-05594bc07e04
dc.identifier85138286723
dc.identifier000857002500060
dc.identifier.citationBullaj , R , Dyet , L , Mitra , S , Bunce , C , Clarke , C S , Saunders , K , Dale , N , Horwood , A , Williams , C , St Clair Tracy , H , Marlow , N & Bowman , R 2022 , ' Effectiveness of early spectacle intervention on visual outcomes in babies at risk of cerebral visual impairment : a parallel group, open-label, randomised clinical feasibility trial protocol ' , BMJ Open , vol. 12 , no. 9 , e059946 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059946en
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.otherJisc: 626081
dc.identifier.otherpublisher-id: bmjopen-2021-059946
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/26107
dc.descriptionFunding information: This work was supported by the NIHR Central Commissioning Facility (grant number PB-PG-0418-20006/Grant name -NIHR RfPB). CB’s post is part funded by the NIHR BRC at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research London.en
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Hypoaccommodation is common in children born prematurely and those with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE), with the potential to affect wider learning. These children are also at risk of longer-term cerebral visual impairment. It is also well recognised that early intervention for childhood visual pathology is essential, because neuroplasticity progressively diminishes during early life. This study aims to establish the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of early near vision correction with spectacles in infancy, for babies, at risk of visual dysfunction. Methods and analysis This is a parallel group, open-label, randomised controlled (feasibility) study to assess visual outcomes in children with perinatal brain injury when prescribed near vision spectacles compared with the current standard care—waiting until a problem is detected. The study hypothesis is that accommodation, and possibly other aspects of vision, may be improved by intervening earlier with near vision glasses. Eligible infants (n=75, with either HIE or <29 weeks preterm) will be recruited and randomised to one of three arms, group A (no spectacles) and two intervention groups: B1 or B2. Infants in both intervention groups will be offered glasses with +3.00 DS added to the full cycloplegic refraction and prescribed for full time wear. Group B1 will get their first visit assessment and intervention at 8 weeks corrected gestational age (B1) and B2 at 16 weeks corrected gestational age. All infants will receive a complete visual and neurodevelopmental assessment at baseline and a follow-up visit at 3 and 6 months after the first visit. Ethics and dissemination The South-Central Oxford C Research Ethics Committee has approved the study. Members of the PPI committee will give advice on dissemination of results through peer-reviewed publications, conferences and societies. Trial registration number ISRCTN14646770, NCT05048550, NIHR ref: PB-PG-0418-20006.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBMJ Openen
dc.subjectNeurologyen
dc.subjectOphthalmologyen
dc.subjectNeonatologyen
dc.subjectNeuro-ophthalmologyen
dc.subjectRE Ophthalmologyen
dc.subjectRG Gynecology and obstetricsen
dc.subjectRJ Pediatricsen
dc.subjectE-DASen
dc.subjectNISen
dc.subjectMCCen
dc.subject.lccREen
dc.subject.lccRGen
dc.subject.lccRJen
dc.titleEffectiveness of early spectacle intervention on visual outcomes in babies at risk of cerebral visual impairment : a parallel group, open-label, randomised clinical feasibility trial protocolen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Medicineen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059946
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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