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Trial reportOphthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists)2026

Negligible Rebound in Myopia Progression Following Cessation of Treatment with 0.01% Atropine for 3 years: Year-4 Results from the CHAMP Phase 3 Clinical Trial.

Karla Zadnik, Erica Schulman, Ian Flitcroft, Jennifer S Fogt, Louis C Blumenfeld, Tung M Fong, Eric Lang, Simon P Chandler, Houman D Hemmati, CHAMP trial Group Investigators

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter StudyClinical Trial, Phase III
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Trial report in Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03350620 (A 3-Arm Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study of NVK-002 in Children With Myopia), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT03350620 phase3completednot on this map

A 3-Arm Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study of NVK-002 in Children With Myopia

TypeinterventionalSponsorVyluma, Inc.Ran2017 to 2023Enrolled670ConditionsMyopiaArmsNVK-002 Concentration 1, NVK-002 Concentration 2, Placebo
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Karla ZadnikThe Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio, USA. zadnik.4@osu.edu.
Erica SchulmanSUNY College of Optometry, New York, New York, USA.
Ian FlitcroftCentre for Eye Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Jennifer S FogtThe Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Louis C BlumenfeldEye Physicians of Central Florida, Maitland, Florida, USA.
Tung M FongVyluma Inc., Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA.
Eric LangVyluma Inc., Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA.
Simon P ChandlerVyluma Inc., Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA.
Houman D HemmatiVyluma Inc., Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA.
CHAMP trial Group Investigators

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionStage 2 of the Childhood Atropine for Myopia Progression (CHAMP) study was conducted to observe the safety, efficacy and rebound effects of low-dose atropine sulphate ophthalmic solutions (0.01% and 0.02%) for paediatric myopia in the year following cessation of 3 years of prior treatment.

methodsThe study was a multicentre, randomised, double-masked, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial. Children aged 3 to < 17 years with myopia (spherical equivalent refractive error (SER) from -0.50 to -6.00 D) who entered and completed Stage 1 (3 years of treatment) participated in the fourth-year follow-up (Stage 2). Stage 1 participants who were treated with atropine 0.01% or 0.02% were re-randomised 1:1:1 to atropine 0.01%, atropine 0.02% or vehicle in Stage 2. Stage 1 vehicle-treated participants were re-randomised 1:1 to atropine 0.01% or atropine 0.02% in Stage 2. Outcomes included changes in cycloplegic SER, changes in axial length (AL), responder status continuity and progression to high myopia.

resultsFour hundred and twenty participants were randomised in Stage 2. Negligible rebound was observed among the participants who switched from 0.01% atropine to vehicle compared to those who continued on 0.01% atropine treatment (least square mean difference in SER change from Month 36 to Month 48 between continued treatment and switching to vehicle = 0.019 D, 95% CI [-0.14, 0.18], p = 0.82 for the modified Intent to Treat set). Stage 1 responders remained responders in 83-90% of participants in various Stage 2 groups. Safety profiles were favourable, with mild, transient adverse events.

conclusionsAtropine sulphate ophthalmic solution (0.01%) exhibited negligible rebound in myopia progression after treatment cessation following 3 years of continued treatment, highlighting its potential as a treatment option. The treatment maintained a favourable safety record, and the overall benefit and risk assessment support its potential use as a long-term myopia management option. CLINICAL

trial registrationThe Childhood Atropine for Myopia Progression (CHAMP) study was registered in clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03350620, registration date November 17, 2017).

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AtropineMyopiaRefraction, OcularAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolDisease ProgressionDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMydriaticsOphthalmic SolutionsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeAtropineMydriaticsOphthalmic SolutionsAtropineMyopia controlRandomised controlled trialRebound effect

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PMID41949794
PMCPMC13369339

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