Stimulux: Optimizing blue light exposure on the retina for non-image forming effects and visual comfort
- Conditions
- nvt
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON38764
- Lead Sponsor
- Janssen-Cilag
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 18
Healthy men and women; ages between 20-35y to avoid the lens changes that occur with aging
Subjects should be fluent in Dutch (because of the use of Dutch rating scales). Signed informed consent.
You suffer from (chronic) disease (physical or psychological)
You suffer from sleep disorders (mild sleep complains are not a problem)
You are visually impaired or you had undergo eye surgery in the last year (contact lenses and glasses are not a problem)
You are taking medication or have taken long-term effects medication in the 3 months prior to participation, which are known to increase the sensitivity to light (see leaflet)
You use regular sleep medication or stimulants
Two or more time zones transmeridian flights one month prior to participation
Shift work during the 3 months prior to participation
Colour blindness
Excessive daily amounts of caffeinated drinks (>8 cups/drinks per day. E.g., coffee, cola, energy drinks)
Alcohol (more than 3 glasses on a working day) or drug problems
The use of melatonin
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Study 1: pupil size changes in response to light exposure. Study 2: melatonin<br /><br>suppression in response to light </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>visual comfort, alertness and performance in response to light exposure</p><br>