Status:
COMPLETED
30-Minute Light Exposure for the Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
Philips Respironics
Conditions:
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of light therapy using a narrow 467nm light compared to a 580nm light in subjects with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). It is hypothesiz...
Detailed Description
Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either a 467nm light or a 580nm light. Participants will use the light every day for six weeks for 30 minutes. Multiple assessments and questionnaires...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Males and females, ages 21-64
- Able and willing to provide written informed consent
- History of recurrent major depressive episodes with winter-type seasonal pattern by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Associated, 4th Ed. (DSM-IV) criteria (American Psychiatric Association, 1990), based on diagnostic interview utilizing the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) (First et al., 2007)
- \*Bipolar I excluded for this study
- SIGH-ADS score of ≥20
- Use of the light device as instructed by the study clinician for at least 6 out of 7 days for the first two weeks of therapy and at least 5 out of 7 days for the remaining four weeks of therapy.
Exclusion
- Participation in a study of investigational or marketed drugs or devices during the 30-day period prior to the start of the study or during the study
- Subjects who are medically complicated, medically unstable and/or have other severe diseases, as determined by the investigator.
- Abnormal TSH level, (outside range of 0.3 to 5.0 mlU/L), as determined by the TSH levels blood test
- History of concurrent psychiatric illness that would preclude compliance with the protocol and/or ability to complete the study safely
- History or current diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder
- Variable psychiatric symptoms such as rapid cycling or severe premenstrual syndrome that could interfere with accurate assessment of the treatment effect
- History of a medical condition that affects mood or produces hallmark symptoms of a mood disorder (i.e. hypothyroidism)
- History of current or recent (within previous 12 months) alcohol, narcotic or other drug abuse by DSM-IV criteria
- Positive urine drug screen at the Physical Screening
- Active suicidal or homicidal ideation or plan, as determined by the investigator
- Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) \<51 (see Appendix B)
- Use of light therapy treatment within the previous 6 months or any history of goLITE use
- Pregnant or lactating (will confirm absence of pregnancy with a urine or serum pregnancy test in females of childbearing potential during the Physical Screening. Additional pregnancy tests may be performed as per individual site requirements). Females of child-bearing potential must agree to use some form of birth control throughout the course
- Current use or use within 2 months of antidepressants or mood stabilizing medications, even if taken for a non-psychiatric indication
- Currently working night shift or rotating shift or other habitual alteration of the sleep/wake cycle
- Planned travel outside of the state in which the trial is being conducted
- Current use or use within the previous 1 month of photosensitizing medications (amiodarone, benoxaprofen, chlorpromazine, demeclocycline, fleroxacin, nalidixic acid, ofloxacin, piroxicam, porfimer, psoralens, quinidine, temoporfin) or remedies (St. John's wort, melatonin)
- History of eye trauma or disease, retinopathy, and/or cataract of a level that would significantly affect transmission or processing of light through either eye
- Ishihara score of \<10 on the Ishihara Test for Color Deficiency
- Use of medications, such as tetracycline or oral isoretinoin (Accutane), that would affect the safety of light exposure treatment or that causes complaints of eyestrain or abnormal tearing with computer use of up to 30 minutes at a time
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 6 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 2 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01462305
Start Date
January 6 2012
End Date
April 2 2012
Last Update
January 30 2019
Active Locations (4)
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1
McLean Hospital
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, 02478
2
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
3
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
4
Community Research Management Associates
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45227