Actively Recruiting
Effect of Bright Light Therapy on Idiopathic Scoliosis
Led by Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · Updated on 2026-02-20
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
156 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This trial aims to investigate whether morning bright light therapy can reduce the progression rate of idiopathic scoliosis in children and potentially prevent its de novo development.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effect of Bright Light Therapy on Idiopathic Scoliosis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 10 and 15 years
- Classified as evening chronotype based on the reduced Horne-6stberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire with score less than 12
- Underwent standing full-spine X-ray to evaluate idiopathic scoliosis at initial visit
- Skeletally immature with Risser sign 0-3 and major Cobb angle less than 40 degrees at baseline
- Provided written informed consent or assent with legal guardian
- Willing and able to follow the study protocol including device use and follow-up visits
You will not qualify if you...
- Plans to move outside the study area within 24 months
- Used medications affecting circadian rhythm in past 3 months (e.g., lithium, melatonin, melatonergic antidepressants)
- Traveled across two or more time zones in past 3 months or plans to during study
- Has eye diseases like glaucoma, retinal disease, or macular degeneration that could interfere with light therapy
- Diagnosed sleep disorders or medical conditions affecting sleep quality (e.g., narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, moderate-to-severe eczema)
- Severe chronic health conditions including syndromic, neuromuscular, or congenital scoliosis causes, past spine surgery or trauma, spinal tumor, leg length difference over 20 mm, poorly controlled diabetes, chronic liver or kidney disease, malabsorption syndromes, or severe obesity with BMI z-score 3 or higher
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Zhejiang, Zhejiang, China, 325000
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Research Team
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Xiangyang Wang
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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