Shanghai Time Outside to Reduce Myopia trial: design and baseline data

Importance Myopia is a major public health concern worldwide, while outdoor time is indicated to be protective against the onset of myopia. Background To describe the methodology and baseline data of the Shanghai Time Outside to Reduce Myopia (STORM) trial. Design A 2‐year, school‐based, prospective...

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Published in:Clinical & experimental ophthalmology Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 171 - 178
Main Authors: He, Xiangui, Sankaridurg, Padmaja, Xiong, Shuyu, Li, Wayne, Zhang, Bo, Weng, Rebecca, Zhu, Jianfeng, Naduvilath, Thomas, Resnikoff, Serge, Zou, Haidong, Xu, Xun
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.03.2019
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Subjects:
Child
Children
China - epidemiology
Cluster Analysis
Female
Humans
Incidence
intervention
Male
Myopia
Myopia - epidemiology
Myopia - prevention & control
Ophthalmology
outdoor
Outdoors
Prevalence
prevention
Prospective Studies
Public health
Recreation - physiology
Refraction, Ocular
Research Design
Schools
Surveys and Questionnaires
China
Shanghai China
outdoor
myopia
intervention
children
prevention
ISSN:1442-6404, 1442-9071, 1442-9071
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Summary:Importance Myopia is a major public health concern worldwide, while outdoor time is indicated to be protective against the onset of myopia. Background To describe the methodology and baseline data of the Shanghai Time Outside to Reduce Myopia (STORM) trial. Design A 2‐year, school‐based, prospective, cluster randomized trial. Participants Children from grade I and II classes of 24 schools from eight districts in Shanghai, China, were randomized to either a control group, a test group I (40‐min outdoor time/day) or test group II (80‐min outdoor time/day). Methods At baseline and annual intervals, cycloplegic autorefraction and axial length measurement will be performed. Time outdoors and light exposure will be monitored via parent/carer questionnaires and a wearable device. Main Outcome Measures Spherical equivalent, prevalence of myopia and time outdoors in each group. Results A total of 6295 eligible children (age 7.2 ± 0.7 y [6‐9 y]) were randomized to control (n = 2037), test group I (n = 2329) and test group II (n = 1929). At baseline, spherical equivalent was +0.98 ± 1.02D, +1.02 ± 1.02D and +1.00 ± 0.99D (P = 0.708), myopia prevalence was 8.9, 7.7 and 7.8% (P = 0.270) and time outdoors was 58.5 ± 35.8, 59.8 ± 34.7 and 58.5 ± 35.3 min/d (P = 0.886) for control, test groups I and II, respectively. Conclusions and Relevance Myopia prevalence was high at nearly 8 to 9% in school children aged 7 years in Shanghai, China. The current trial will help evaluate if increased time outdoors has a role to play in reducing the incidence of myopia and/or slow the progression of myopia.
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ISSN:1442-6404
1442-9071
1442-9071
DOI:10.1111/ceo.13391