Assessing the Impact of Streetscape Exposure on Children's Perception

Sponsor
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
Study ID
NCT07761949
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Myopia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
6 Years - 18 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Virtual simulation of street visual environment exposure — OTHER
    Transforming real street scenes into virtual simulation environments, and recreating the visual exposure of actual street scenes in a laboratory setting through wearing VR headsets.

Study Details

The primary objective is to determine how streetscape exposure influences children's visual perception and psychological perception. The secondary aim is to identify streetscape elements associated with both visual and psychological perception, thereby providing evidence for environmental interventions in urban planning and public health.

Key Dates

First listed
Aug 13, 2026
Start date
Jul 2, 2026
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Jul 2, 2026
Completion
Dec 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Myopia group
    (1) informed consent obtained; (2) children aged 6-18 years; (3) no contraindications for wearing the eye-tracker (e.g., high astigmatism, head/neck injury); (4) myopia already present in at least one eye (spherical equivalent ≤ -0.50 D).
  • Arm: Emmetropia group
    (1) informed consent obtained; (2) children aged 6-18 years; (3) no contraindications for wearing the eye-tracker (e.g., high astigmatism, head/neck injury).

Primary Outcome Measure

Environmental defocus [ Time Frame: First day ]

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