Status:
COMPLETED
Individually Tailored Lighting System to Improve Sleep in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of North Carolina
Conditions:
Sleep Disturbances
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In conjunction with investigators at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, we propose to develop and evaluate a low-cost, minimally...
Detailed Description
We will recruit 50 subjects who report going to bed early and desiring later bedtimes and will ask them to wear an active and an inactive light mask for 8 consecutive weeks each. A 2-week washout peri...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age 65 or older
- cognitively capable
- able to respond to study staff verbally and in English
- score greater than 6 using the Pittsburgh Sleepiness Quality Index
- suffer from insomnia
- suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness
Exclusion
- Severe sleep apnea
- Severe restless leg syndrome (RLS)
- Significant cognitive impairment
- History of severe photosensitivity dermatitis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01855126
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
April 1 2017
Last Update
January 29 2019
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York, United States, 12180