Impact of Bright Light Therapy on Prader-Willi Syndrome
NCT05939453 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50
Last updated 2026-05-15
Summary
This is a placebo controlled clinical trial to assess the utility of light therapy as a sufficient treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome
Conditions
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
- Hyperphagia
- Body Weight
- Mood
- Behavior
Interventions
- OTHER
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Sham Light
Sham treatment will be provided from a light box at a distance of at least 70cm but no greater than 90cm.
- OTHER
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Bright Light Therapy
Bright Light Therapy will be provided using light box with an artificial full spectrum lamp at a distance of at least 70cm but no greater than 90cm.
Sponsors & Collaborators
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Foundation for Prader-Willi Research
collaborator OTHER -
Maimonides Medical Center
lead OTHER
Principal Investigators
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Edward Yi, MD · Maimonides Health
Study Design
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Model
- CROSSOVER
Eligibility
- Min Age
- 6 Years
- Max Age
- 88 Years
- Sex
- ALL
- Healthy Volunteers
- No
Timeline & Regulatory
- Start
- 2023-10-01
- Primary Completion
- 2026-06-30
- Completion
- 2026-12-31
Countries
- United States
Study Locations
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