A Light Exposure Tracker Designed to Improve Circadian Rhythms - Aim 1

Mount Sinai Health System

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease; Mild Cognitive Impairment

Treatments: Behavioral: Daily reminder test message; Device: Light goggles

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06356337

STUDY-22-01199

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to investigate the relationship between reminder messages sent via text and compliance with a daily morning light intervention designed to advance the circadian clock. Twenty healthy adults will be recruited to participate in a randomized, cross-over study where daily messages are, or are not, provided to remind participants to carry out the intervention.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy adults over the age of 55
• score of 25 or greater on MoCA

Exclusion criteria

• Severe sleep apnea
• restless leg syndrome
• obstructing cataracts
• macular degeneration
• diabetic retinopathy
• glaucoma
• use of sleep medications
• brain disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Light Googles plus reminder text messages

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants use green light goggles for one hour each morning for two consecutive weeks and also receive a daily text message reminding them to wear the light goggles

Treatment:

Device: Light goggles

Behavioral: Daily reminder test message

Light Goggles alone

Experimental group

Description:

Participants use green light goggles for one hour each morning for two consecutive weeks

Treatment:

Device: Light goggles