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Toileting at Night in Older Adults: Light to Maximize Balance, Minimize Insomnia

NCT01350505 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2019-02-15

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Summary

To examine the change in balance that occurs in older individuals when exposed to different colored lights at night.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

White light exposure

\~200 lux of broad spectrum white light

BEHAVIORAL

Dim white light exposure

\~28 lux of broad spectrum white light

BEHAVIORAL

Very dim white light exposure

\<0.5 lux of broad spectrum white light

BEHAVIORAL

Dim orange light exposure

\~28 lux of orange light

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Jamie M Zeitzer, PhD · VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

Study Design

Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-15
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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