ight Therapy and Depression in Residential Aged-Care Clients: A Treatment Approach
- Conditions
- DepressionMental Health - Depression
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615000529549
- Lead Sponsor
- Miss Natalie Muldoon
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
A score of 6 or higher on the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia
Meet the criteria for dementia as set out by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV
Exclusion Criteria
Arm 1: Artifical light therapy
No history of epilepsy or manic depressive psychosis
No diagnosis of bipolar disorder
No photosensitizing medication including but not limited to, pain killers or psychiatric drugs
No degenerative eye conditions including but not limited to, cataracts, glaucoma or retinal disorders
Arm 2: Natural light therapy
No photosensitizing medication including but not limited to, pain killers or psychiatric drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method