Combined wake and light therapy in children and adolescents with depression and affective dysregulatio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Juvenile depression and affective dysregulation; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN64183687
• Lead Sponsor: Ruhr University Bochum (Germany)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Moderate to severe depression assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)
2. Boys and girls aged 13-18 years
3. Ability of a patient to understand character and individual consequences of such a clinical trial
4. Written informed consent of the person with primary custody must be available before enrolment in the trial

Exclusion Criteria

1. Acute suicidality
2. Pregnancy or lactation
3. Treatment with beta-blocker
4. Bipolar 1 Disorder, schizophrenia
5. Diseases of the eye with involvement of the retina
6. Highly potent neuroleptics
7. Narcolepsy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified