Status:
COMPLETED
Pilot Study to Examine Health Effects of Daylight Exposure on Dementia Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Southern California
Conditions:
Dementia
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is designed to test the hypothesis that an intervention increasing exposure to daylight indoors will reduce depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms among people living with dementia ...
Detailed Description
Exposure to sufficient daylight indoors is a novel and potentially effective nonpharmacological treatment option for reducing depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms for people living with deme...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Residents were recruited according to the trial inclusion criteria: 1) Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) diagnosis, 2) no physical co-morbidities that precluded participation in the daily group intervention, and 3) a Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) score of 10 or higher
Exclusion
- physical co-morbidities that precluded participation in the daily group intervention
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 30 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 5 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
83 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03483896
Start Date
January 30 2017
End Date
June 5 2017
Last Update
March 29 2019
Active Locations (8)
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1
Alhambra Dementia Care
Alhambra, California, United States, 91801
2
Sierra Vista Memory Care Community
Azusa, California, United States, 91702
3
Calabasas Memory Care Community
Calabasas, California, United States, 91302
4
Costa Mesa Dementia Care
Costa Mesa, California, United States, 92627