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Effect of a Single Nights' Wake Followed by Bright Light Therapy for Severe Depression

NCT02503124 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2021-04-02

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Summary

A randomized controlled trial comparing wake therapy (single night) followed by bright light therapy to treatment as usual.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Single night's wake therapy

Eligible patients are assisted in maintaining total sleep deprivation during one night

DEVICE

Bright light

Bright light according to patients´ own circadian rhythm each morning for a week.

OTHER

Treatment as usual - inpatient care

All patients are admitted due to severe depression and are under observation and most receive antidepressive medication and if necessary anxiolytic/antipsychotic medication.

OTHER

Informative meeting

A short sleep hygiene consultation.

DRUG

Treatment as usual - medicine

Since all patients are admitted due to a severe mental illness, they will receive medication according to indication. Most patients have already tried more than one antidepressant at the time of admission. In cases of severe anxiety, anxiolytics are prescribed but this is kept to a minimum.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steinn Steingrimsson, MD, PhD · Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-07-31
Primary Completion
2020-03-15
Completion
2020-03-15

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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Diseases

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