Effect of Therapeutic Light on Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, and Global Function in Women With Alzheimer's

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Conditions studied: Alzheimer's Disease

In brief

Determine effect and duration of effect of timed therapeutic light compared to control light on parameters of circadian rhythmicity, physiologic plasticity, sleep, and global function in women with Alzheimer's Disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02502045

Run by

Yale University

People needed

18

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2016-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-20

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• baseline sleep efficiency index < .85
• Mini-Mental State Exam-2 Standard Version (MMSE-2:SV) score of 0-20
• be medically stable

You may not qualify if…

• received light treatment in last 3 months
• are totally blind in both eyes, have photosensitivity or photophobia, Parkinsons disease, known untreated sleep apnea or other sleep disorders, seizure disorder, bipolar, schizophrenia, are actively receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy for cancer.

Where it is running

• Botsford Continuing Care — Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

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