Status:

RECRUITING

Bright Light Therapy During Residential Alcohol Withdrawal

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier St Anne

Conditions:

Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol Withdrawal

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of light therapy versus placebo in patients undergoing alcohol withdrawal.

Detailed Description

All eligible patients will be offered and explained the study by a psychiatrist/addictologist during the consultation (or teleconsultation) to schedule a 14-day hospitalization for alcohol withdrawal ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must be aged from 18 to 65 years old and have a diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder
  • Patients must be intreated for alcohol withdrawal, for at least two weeks
  • Patients must report heavy drinking episodes in the past month
  • Patients must be able to understand medical information and consent to the treatment
  • Patients must be considering a goal of abstinence from alcohol

Exclusion

  • Ophthalmic pathology (cataract, macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa) and diseases affecting the retina (retinopathy, diabetes, herpes, etc.)
  • Subjects who have already received light therapy in the last 6 months
  • Lactating of pregnant women
  • Psychiatric comorbidity requiring an intreatment, or risk of manic episode (subjects with depressive or anxious symptoms compatible with an out-treatment can be included)
  • Substance Use Disorder other than alcohol and/or tobacco
  • Severe cognitive impairment (MOCA \< 10)
  • Patients being under legal protection measure

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 31 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06878287

Start Date

May 31 2022

End Date

May 31 2025

Last Update

March 14 2025

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Adult Emergency Department - Bichât Hospital

Paris, Île-de-France Region, France, 75018