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Light and Sleep Fragmentation

Phase 4
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mood Disorders
Sleep
Registration Number
NCT06009289
Lead Sponsor
Stanford University
Brief Summary

This trial will examine scheduled exposure to bright light in the morning and afternoon as a countermeasure to sleep fragmentation in older individuals with mild cognitive impairment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Age >65
Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe depression
  • Unstable psychiatric or medical disease
  • Acute infection

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep fragmentation4 weeks

24 hour sleep wake patterns will be quantitated with a non-parametric measure, intradaily variation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cognition6 months

Performance on the WAIS-4

Mood6 months

Geriatric Depression Scale, range: 0-15 with higher scores being associated with greater depressive symptomatology

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford University

🇺🇸

Redwood City, California, United States

Stanford University
🇺🇸Redwood City, California, United States
Renske Lok, PhD
Contact
rlok@stanford.edu

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