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