Status:
COMPLETED
Therapy Light Rooms for Improved Sleep in Dementia Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Bergen
Conditions:
Sleep Fragmentation
Behavioural and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This intervention study will investigate the effect of therapy light rooms on sleep, circadian rhythms, mood, behavioural problems and function in nursing home (NH) patients with dementia.
Detailed Description
People with dementia often have fragmented night-time sleep, prolonged night-time awakenings and increased daytime sleep. Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) (e.g. agitation, dep...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 60 years or more of age and in long term care (longer than 4 weeks)
- have dementia in accordance with DSM-V
- have either sleep/circadian rhythm disturbances, BPSD as identified by NPI-NH, or severely reduced ADL function
- provide written informed consent if the participant has capacity, if not, a written proxy informed consent from a legally authorized representative
Exclusion
- are blind or may otherwise not benefit from light
- partake in another trial
- have a condition contra-indicated to the intervention
- have an advanced, severe medical disease/disorder and/or expected survival of less than 6 months or other aspects that could interfere with participation
- are psychotic or have a severe mental disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 25 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 24 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03357328
Start Date
September 25 2017
End Date
April 24 2018
Last Update
May 7 2018
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University of Bergen
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, 5015