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Light Flashes to Treat Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD)

NCT01406691 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2023-03-24

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Summary

Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD) is a sleep disruption that commonly occurs in teens and manifests as a difficulty in waking up in the morning, going to sleep early enough at night, and daytime disturbances such as depression, fatigue, and restlessness. The purpose of this study is to determine if brief flashes of light, that are scheduled to occur during sleep, are effective in treating DSPD.

Conditions

  • Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

Flashes

one hour of a sequence of light flashes (4000 lux, 3 msec, every 30 seconds); occurs during the hour immediately prior to desired waketime

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Stanford University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-31
Primary Completion
2028-06-30
Completion
2028-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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