Are Patients Suffering From DSPS Show Compromising in Everyday Functions and Abilities Before Handling the Disorder?

Lilach Kemer

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 4

Conditions: Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Melatonin and light therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02962037

0092-16-ASMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the known treatment for DSPS also improve the cognitive ability and mood of the patients.

Full description

Every participant will take a few test and tasks that are going to test his cognitive ability and mood before treatment in 08:00 and 20:00, and again the same tests at the same hours after the treatment.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosed with DSPS

Exclusion criteria

• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - diagnosed, affective disorder- diagnosed

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Base line

No Intervention group

Description:

the subject will take the tests in the morning and the evening

After treatment

Experimental group

Description:

the subject will take the tests in the morning and the evening

Treatment:

Other: Melatonin and light therapy