Effect of Bright Light Treatment On Elders In a Long Term Care Environment

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Behavioral Responses to Bright Light Therapy in Elders

In brief

The investigators hypothesize that significant exposure to artificial morning bright light (approximately 200 lux of primarily blue light at eye level for thirty minutes daily) as compared to sham bright red light (placebo) will: 1. improve sleep quality 2. improve cognitive scores 3. improve depression scores 4. improve quality of life scores.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01042587

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

32

Starts

2010-03-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-08-11

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• residents in Masonic Villages, Elizabethtown, PA long term care
• ability to give informed consent and complete the neuropsychological tests

You may not qualify if…

• blindness
• severe illness expected to preclude the ability to complete treatment
• moderate to severe dementia that precludes the ability to complete testing
• light sensitivity making treatment to light therapy uncomfortable

Where it is running

• Masonic Villages — Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, United States

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