Dynamic lighting and Dementia: the impact of biodynamic lighting on sleep quality, depression, emotional distress and agitation in people with dementia and their caregivers
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Alzheimerdementia10012272
- 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>
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