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Treatment of Post-Traumatic Brain Injury (Post-TBI) Fatigue With Light Therapy

NCT01725750 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2019-08-07

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of 4 weeks of daily light exposure in reducing Post-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Fatigue immediately post-treatment and at a one-month follow up. The investigators hypothesize that individuals receiving 4 weeks of bright white light treatment will report significant reductions in fatigue compared to individuals receiving dim red light treatment for the same duration of time, and that these treatment effects will be maintained one month after treatment completion.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Bright White Light (BWL)

Participants will self-administer bright white light daily. Litebooks used for Bright White Light and Dim Red Light are identical except for the light which they emit. Users are instructed to place it about 18" from their face and within 45º of the visual field for 30 minutes within half an hour of waking each morning, for 4 weeks. The participant may eat, read, watch TV, etc. while sitting in front of the box.

DEVICE

Dim Red Light (DRL)

A device that appears identical to BWL Litebook but that uses red LEDs emitting DRL. Users are instructed to place it about 18" from their face and within 45º of the visual field for 30 minutes within half an hour of waking each morning, for 4 weeks. The participant may eat, read, watch TV, etc. while sitting in front of the box.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Wayne Gordon, PhD · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  • Kirsten Dams-O'Connor, PhD · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-06-30
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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