Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Effects of Blue-enriched White Light Therapy in Patients with Fibromyalgia
Lead Sponsor:
Taipei Medical University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Conditions:
Fibromyalgia
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition with an unclear etiology. The syndrome includes symptoms such as chronic musculoskeletal pain, cognitive dysfunctions, fatigue, sleep disorders, and circadian rhyth...
Detailed Description
Fibromyalgia is a central sensitivity syndrome characterized by chronic widespread pain, cognitive dysfunctions, fatigue, sleep disorders, and circadian dysregulation. Light therapy can improve sleep ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must be aged from 20 to 64 years old.
- Participants must read and understand Chinese language.
- Participants must be outpatients.
- Participants must have a confirmed diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the 2016 American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria.
Exclusion
- Subjects who are admitted to the hospital.
- Subjects who have other significant chronic disease, past or present psychosis, or bipolar disorder.
- Subjects who have ophthalmic pathology (cataract, macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa), eye surgery, diseases affecting the retina (retinopathy, diabetes, herpes, etc.), color blind, or taking photosensitizing medications.
- Subjects who are taking opiates or benzodiazepines.
- Subjects who work night shifts, or travel across more than two time zones in the month prior to enrolling in the study.
- Subjects who are pregnant.
- Subjects who have used light treatment in the last 6 months.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 22 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04504721
Start Date
May 22 2020
End Date
October 31 2025
Last Update
February 24 2025
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Bio-Behavior Research Laboratory
Taipei, Taiwan