Status:
COMPLETED
Environmental Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Lead Sponsor:
Yale University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University Medical Center Groningen
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose is to study treatments of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Detailed Description
This is a multicenter, randomized controlled trial of negative ion generation versus light-emitting diode phototherapy for seasonal affective disorder. Participants appropriate for the study are subje...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects meet DSM-IV criteria for major depressive episodes with a seasonal pattern, winter type.
Exclusion
- Significant suicidal risk
- Serious medical illness
- Pregnancy
- Other DSM-IV diagnoses
- Taking mood altering medication
- May not travel to a sunny destination during study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
26 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00139997
Start Date
January 1 2002
End Date
August 1 2005
Last Update
March 6 2013
Active Locations (5)
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1
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06504
2
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 2A1
3
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, , Ontario, K1Z 7K4 Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Z 7K4
4
Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4H 1R3