Dynamic lighting and Dementia: the impact of biodynamic lighting on sleep quality, depression, emotional distress and agitation in people with dementia and their caregivers

Conditions: Alzheimer
dementia
10012272

Registration Number: NL-OMON46807

Lead Sponsor: GGZ Eindhoven (Eindhoven)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

-Diagnosis of dementia
-Score MMSE > 22
-nighttime sleep problems (Scopa night >7, NPI-Q nighttime behaviors question answered with yes)
-mentally competent

Exclusion Criteria

-sleeping disorder, like narcolepsy
-eye problems, like blindness
- physical disabilities (eg wheelchair dependence)
- age under 55 years

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Does the frequency of nightly bedwandering decrease?<br /><br>Does the duration (minutes) of lying in bed during the night increase?</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Does the frequency of naps decrease during the day?<br /><br>Does the duration (minutes) of lying in bed during the day (in minutes)<br /><br>decrease?<br /><br>Does the participant receive significantly more light (in lux) when exposed to<br /><br>biodynamic light?<br /><br>Do the symptoms of depression improve on the GDS-15?<br /><br>Do the symptoms of distress improve on the HADS-A?<br /><br>Do the symptoms of agitation improve on the CMAI?<br /><br>Do the symptoms of emotional distress of informal caregivers improve on the CSI?<br /><br><br /><br>These variables are measured using a wearable in the last week of each<br /><br>condition that detects movement and a light logger that can record the amount<br /><br>of lux received per participant.</p><br>