Pilot Trial of Phototherapy for Acute Depression in Hospitalized Cystic Fibrosis Patients

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Conditions studied: Depression, Cystic Fibrosis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether bright light phototherapy can improve depressive symptoms in hospitalized patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) with subsequent effects on quality of life and illness recovery. It is hypothesized that phototherapy will improve depressive symptoms and decrease length of stay in depressed patients with CF who are hospitalized.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01822197

Run by

Nationwide Children's Hospital

People needed

30

Starts

2013-03-01

Expected to finish

2015-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-12-19

Who can join

Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with CF greater than 12 years of age
• Pulmonary exacerbation

You may not qualify if…

• planned admission less than 24 hours
• suicidal ideation
• Bipolar depression
• known retinal disorder/photosensitivity
• light induced epilepsy or migraines
• age less than 12 years of age

Where it is running

• Nationwide Children's Hospital — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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