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Clinical Trials/NCT04721574
NCT04721574
Completed
Not Applicable

The Effect of Bright Light Therapy on Sleep and Quality of Life in Patients

Inha University Hospital1 site in 1 country56 target enrollmentAugust 1, 2016
ConditionsStroke Sequelae

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Stroke Sequelae
Sponsor
Inha University Hospital
Enrollment
56
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
wake after sleep onset in actigraphy
Status
Completed
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of bright light therapy as a treatment for early, mild-to-moderate stroke patients with post-stroke insomnia.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
August 1, 2016
End Date
August 1, 2018
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Wonhyoung Kim

Professor

Inha University Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • first occurrence of stroke for the patient
  • matched International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes (nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage \[I60\], nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage \[I61\], other and unspecified nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage \[I62\], or cerebral infarction \[I63\]) (World Health Organization, 1997)
  • mild-to-moderate stroke (the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale ≤14)
  • age ≥18 years
  • satisfactory cognitive function
  • post-stroke insomnia.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of ≤10
  • recurrent stroke
  • transient ischemic attack
  • schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mood disorder, previous insomnia disorder, or dementia before stroke
  • taking sleeping pills or antidepressants for 5 or more days within a 6-month timespan before the onset of stroke
  • post-stroke delirium
  • a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score ≥ 14
  • previous eye disease or post-stroke eye disease
  • severe auditory impairment
  • the use of psychotropic medications (hypnotics, benzodiazepine, benzodiazepine agonists, antidepressants \[mirtazapine or trazodone\] or antipsychotics)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

wake after sleep onset in actigraphy

Time Frame: 4 weeks

sum \[in minutes\] of all awake epochs between sleep onset and sleep end

number of awakenings in actigraphy

Time Frame: 4 weeks

number of awakenings

total sleep duration in actigraphy

Time Frame: 4 weeks

the sum \[in minutes\] of all sleep epochs between sleep onset and sleep end

sleep efficiency in actigraphy

Time Frame: 4 weeks

(SE%, the percentage of time spent asleep while in bed

sleep onset latency in actigraphy

Time Frame: 4 weeks

the interval between time-to-bed and sleep onset

Secondary Outcomes

  • The Epworth Sleepiness Scale(4 weeks)
  • the insomnia severity index(4 weeks)
  • The World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Abbreviated Version(4 weeks)
  • the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(4 weeks)
  • the Fatigue Severity Scale(4 weeks)
  • The Patient Health Questionnaire-9(4 weeks)
  • The generalized Anxiety Disorder-7(4 weeks)

Study Sites (1)

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