Morning Bright Light to Improve Sleep Quality in Veterans

Portland VA Medical Center

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Brain Injuries, Traumatic

Treatments: Other: Morning Bright Light Therapy

Study type: Interventional

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

Identifiers

NCT03578003

4085

Details and patient eligibility

About

One of the principal complicating factors associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) is sleep-wake disturbances (e.g., insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, and circadian rhythm sleep disorders). Morning bright light therapy (MBLT) has been shown to improve sleep quality in a variety of conditions, but little has been done investigating the utility of MBLT in improving sleep in Veterans with TBI. This proposal aims to determine the effect of MBLT on sleep quality in Veterans with TBI. Veterans with and without TBI will be recruited from the VA Portland Health Care System. Baseline questionnaires and 7 days of actigraphy will be collected prior to engaging in 60 minutes of MBLT daily for 4 weeks, during which actigraphy will also be collected continuously. Post-MBLT questionnaire data will be collected, and follow-up questionnaire data will be collected at 3 months post-MBLT.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Veterans

Exclusion criteria

• History of bipolar disorder
• History of macular degeneration
• Non-English speaking
• Decisionally impaired
• Currently using a light box

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Morning Bright Light Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects who engage in morning bight light therapy

Treatment:

Other: Morning Bright Light Therapy

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Subjects who do not engage in morning bright light therapy