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Adjunctive Bright Light Therapy in Adolescents With Depression and Eveningness

NCT06973759 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2026-03-19

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Summary

This study examines the efficacy of bright light therapy as a treatment for adolescents diagnosed with unipolar non-seasonal depression who exhibit an evening chronotype.

Conditions

  • Depression, Unipolar

Interventions

DEVICE

Bright light therapy

Exposure to blue-enriched white light for 15-30 minutes a day for 8 weeks

DEVICE

Dim red light

Exposure to dim red light for 15-30 minutes a day for 8 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-01
Primary Completion
2028-06-30
Completion
2028-06-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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