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Clinical Trials of Three Non-Drug Treatments for Winter Depression (SAD)

NCT00006517 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2015-06-03

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Summary

We are offering non-pharmacologic therapy for alleviation of symptoms associated with depressed mood that recurs annually in fall or winter. The treatments are self-administered at home by the patient, with close clinical supervision. Our trials use specially designed devices that replenish two different environmental elements, naturally occurring light and negative ions in the air. Both factors may be reduced in winter, bringing on depression.

Conditions

  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Mood Disorders
  • Depression

Interventions

DEVICE

bright light box

10,000 lux bright light therapy

DEVICE

dawn simulator

gradual rise in bedroom illumination prior to wake-up

DEVICE

high-output negative ion generator

automated air ion delivery in bedroom prior to wake-up

DEVICE

low-output negative ion generator

automated air ion delivery in bedroom prior to wake-up

DEVICE

dawn light pulse

rectangular light pulse matched for lux.time of dawn simulation delivered prior towake-up

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • New York State Psychiatric Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Terman · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-09-30
Primary Completion
2003-06-30
Completion
2004-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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