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Uterine Contractions Under Blue Light

NCT03691740 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-10-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective in the current study is to test the hypothesis that nocturnal uterine contractions in preterm women can be suppressed by brief ocular exposure to blue light.The Olcese lab at Florida State University identified a novel interaction between the myometrial melatonin receptors and OT receptors in human myometrial cells (Sharkey et al. 2009), which may ultimately help to resolve certain issues surrounding idiopathic preterm labor. Their results consistently indicate that melatonin at physiological concentration sensitizes human myometrial smooth muscle cells to the contractile effects of OT (Sharkey et al. 2010).

Conditions

  • Preterm Contractions

Interventions

DEVICE

Ocular light

A light mask to which small light emitting diode(LED) lights emitting a blue or red color light will be used to deliver ocular light

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kyndermed

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of South Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Judette M Louis, MD · University of South Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-06
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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