Human Centric Lighting to Improve Patient Sleep Parameters

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Disturbance

Treatments: Device: Human Centric Lights

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT05039749

LRMC CY16-36

Details and patient eligibility

About

Human centric lighting (HCL) is a technology that supports the body's circadian rhythm, as it can stimulate the sleep triggering hormone, melatonin, to improve sleep hygiene over standard lighting (SL), and promote recuperative sleep for a timely return-to-duty. In intensive care units, exposure to HCL has improved sleep measures. However, the effect in the medical surgical (MS) environment is unknown. The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of study procedures in MS setting and conduct a preliminary evaluation of the effect of light on inpatient sleep. Recruitment started November 2020 through April 2021. Data analysis is pending.

Enrollment: 13 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient who is an active duty service member, GS Civilian, Dependent or Retiree affiliated with the Army, Air Force or Navy.
• Patient who is informed by provider or anticipates being admitted for at least two nights.
• Patient who can read and speak English fluently (since surveys are not translated in any other language).

Exclusion criteria

• Patient with visual impairment which cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses such as complete blindness, (defined as inability to see light), or partial blindness (defined as very limited vision) such as patients with history of cataracts.
• Patient taking an oral medication for sleep.
• Patient receiving radioactive ionization treatment.
• Patient who requires isolation or palliative care.
• Patient recovering from head/neck or oral maxillofacial surgery that would impede saliva sample collection (i.e. jaw wiring, extensive gauze packing in oral cavity)
• Patient who reports status as a Department of Defense Contractor at screening.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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13 participants in 2 patient groups

Human Central Lighting (HCL) Room

Experimental group

Description:

This inpatient room was outfitted with lights that mimic the day/night cycle, thereby supporting circadian rhythm. Day time lights were automatically on during 0600 to 1900 and in use any time the patients would normally utilize their lights, with a goal of three hours of light exposure per day. The lights automatically transitioned to warmer toned evening lighting at 1900.

Treatment:

Device: Human Centric Lights

Standard Hospital Lighting (SL) Room

No Intervention group

Description:

The lighting in this room was standard florescent hospital lighting. The only changes in the lighting was the on/off settings normally associated with lighting.