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Light Therapy for Depression During Pregnancy

NCT01043289 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2010-01-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether morning bright light therapy is an effective treatment for major depression during pregnancy compared with low-intensity placebo light therapy, when administered 60 minutes daily for 5 weeks.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Light therapy

During the 5-week treatment period, subjects sit in front of a light box for 60 minutes daily after awakening, at a specified distance that provides the required light intensity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Basel Women's University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Columbia University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Pittsburgh

    collaborator OTHER

  • Velux Fonden

    collaborator OTHER

  • Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anna Wirz-Justice, PhD · Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-10-31
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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