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Exercise and Bright Light Treatment: Effects on Body Weight and Composition

NCT00384345 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2006-10-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Bright light therapy has been used to safely and effectively treat conditions such as Seasonal Affective Disorder and to regularize sleep in patients with circadian rhythm disorder. Based on evidence of the link between bright light, serotonin, mood and carbohydrate metabolism, it has been suggested that bright light therapy can improve weight loss but the literature on the subject is sparse. Further, the literature suggests that apart from any changes in mood and carbohydrate metabolism, bright light may reduce the unpleasant side-effects of exercise and increase compliance to an exercise program.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Bright Light Therapy

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Litebook Company Ltd.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Colin M. Shapiro, MBBCh, PhD · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Completion
2003-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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