The Effects of Light Therapy on Circadian Rhythms, Sleep, and Mood in Postpartum Depression

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression, Postpartum

In brief

The proposed study aims to establish the feasibility of light therapy for postpartum depression delivered via Re-Timer, demonstrate its preliminary efficacy, and illuminate relationships between circadian shifts and mood changes using a novel, home-based circadian biomarker assessment paradigm (salivary dim light melatonin onset; DLMO).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02769858

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

10

Starts

2015-06-01

Expected to finish

2016-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Within 6 months postpartum
• Meet DSM-V diagnostic criteria for MDD
• Score ≥ 20 on the Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-Seasonal Affective Disorder version (SIGH-SAD).

You may not qualify if…

• current diagnosis of bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia or psychosis, dissociative disorders, eating disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, somatic symptom and related disorders, substance use disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia per DSM-V
• past history of mania/hypomania,
• chronic medical conditions associated with depression (e.g., thyroid conditions)
• ocular or retinal pathology
• history of seizures or epilepsy
• color blindness
• Lupus
• currently taking an antibiotic, medication that contains hydrochlorothiazide, or isotretinoin (Accutane).

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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