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A Clinical Study of Light Therapy on Depressive Episodes of Bipolar Disorder

NCT02009371 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2015-10-20

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of light-emitting diode(LED) light therapy on Chinese patients with Depressive Episodes of Bipolar Disorder and to gather prime research data and application parameters of LED light source which is not currently available in China.

Conditions

  • Depressive Episodes of Bipolar Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

Bright Light therapy

In this group, participants will be exposed to the LED treatment device (lightbox) which delivers bright light and meanwhile medicated with just one particular antipsychotics drug(a mood stabilizer or an atypical antipsychotic drug)except of antidepressants.

DEVICE

dim Red Light therapy

In this group, participants will be exposed to the same LED treatment device (light box) which delivers dim red light,which is considered to be biologically inactive, and meanwhile medicated with just one particular antipsychotics drug(a mood stabilizer or an atypical antipsychotic drug)except of antidepressants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Peking University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Xin Yu, professor · Peking University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-07-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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