Light Therapy for PD - Dose Selection

Part of paid clinical trials in Birmingham, Alabama.

Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study ID
NCT04291014
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
45 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • SunRay Light Boxes — DEVICE
    SunRay light boxes will be used to administer the light therapy.

Study Details

This study aims to determine the most effective dose of light therapy to improve sleep in people with Parkinson's Disease. Four groups of participants will receive bright-white or dim-red light therapy at different times throughout the day.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 11, 2020
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Nov 12, 2022
Completion
Jan 10, 2023

Study Design

Enrollment
203 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: BWLT once daily
    Participants in this arm will receive bright white light therapy daily once a day (in the evening)
  • Experimental: BWLT twice daily
    Participants in this arm will receive bright white light therapy daily twice a day (morning and evening).
  • Experimental: BWLT weekly
    Participants in this arm will receive bright white light therapy once weekly (in the evening).
  • Experimental: DRLT twice daily
    Participants in this arm will receive dim red light twice daily (morning and evening).

Primary Outcome Measure

Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale 2 [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]

Locations (25)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of AlabamaBirminghamAlabama35233-
Barrow Neurological InstitutePhoenixArizona85013-
UC IrvineIrvineCalifornia92697-
UC DavisSacramentoCalifornia95817-
Yale UniversityFairfieldConnecticut06824-
University of MiamiMiamiFlorida33136-
Northwestern UniversityChicagoIllinois60611-
University of IowaIowa CityIowa52242-
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMassachusetts02215-
Massachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusetts02114-
University of MichiganAnn ArborMichigan48109-
Washington University in St. LouisSt LouisMissouri63110-
Mount Sinai - Icahn School of MedicineNew YorkNew York10029-
Weill CornellNew YorkNew York10021-
University of RochesterRochesterNew York14642-
SUNY StonybrookStony BrookNew York11794-
SUNY UpstateSyracuseNew York13210-
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-SalemNorth Carolina27104-
University of CincinnatiCincinnatiOhio45219-
Ohio State UniversityColumbusOhio43221-
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvania19107-
University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvania15213-
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleTennessee37232-
University of UtahSalt Lake CityUtah84132-
University of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginia22903-

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