Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of Lighting Supplementation on Daytime Cognition

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Conditions:

Non-visual Effects of Light

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-30 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the efficacy of supplementing sub-optimal ambient room lighting with a task lamp on working memory and procedural learning.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged between 18-30 years;
  • Healthy (no medical, psychiatric or sleep disorders;
  • Non-smoking for at least 6 months;
  • Body Mass Index of \>18 or \<30 kg/m2;
  • Able to maintain 7-hour consistent sleep schedule during the study
  • Able to refrain from caffeine, alcohol, medication and supplements during the study

Exclusion

  • History of alcohol or substance abuse;
  • positive result on drugs of abuse urine toxicology;
  • Current or past history of sleep disorders, including but not limited to obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, or any significant sleep complaint
  • Psychiatric disorder, or first degree relative with a psychiatric disorder
  • Recent acute or chronic medical disorder
  • Use of drugs or medication (birth control OK) likely to affect sleep, alertness or light sensitivity, as determined by the investigators
  • Visual disorder, including but not limited to color blindness, or family history of glaucoma
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Shift work (\> 2 nights / week in the last 3 months and not during the study)
  • Transmeridian travel (2 or more time zones) in the past 3 months
  • Any other reason as determine by the Principal Investigator

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04745312

Start Date

March 1 2021

End Date

March 1 2022

Last Update

February 18 2022

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115