Using a Wireless Controller to Deliver a Lighting Intervention to Persons With Dementia

Mount Sinai Health System

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease

Treatments: Device: Control lighting intervention; Device: Active lighting intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05519137

STUDY-20-01772

Details and patient eligibility

About

To test the effect of a tailored lighting intervention controlled by the Readings At Desk (RAD) controller on sleep and mood in Alzheimer's disease participants.

Full description

Each participant will be enrolled for 22 weeks. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the active or control lighting condition. Each lighting condition will be 8 weeks in length. After a 4 week washout, each participant will crossover to the opposite condition. Assessments will be performed before and at the end of each lighting intervention.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease with a Mini Mental Score Examination (MMSE) between 0 and 19
• a score >5 on the PSQI.

Exclusion criteria

• use of sleep medication

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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14 participants in 2 patient groups

Active lighting intervention then Control lighting condition

Active Comparator group

Description:

Each lighting condition will be 8 weeks in length. After a 4 week washout, each participant will crossover to the opposite condition.

Treatment:

Device: Active lighting intervention

Device: Control lighting intervention

Control lighting condition then Active light intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

Each lighting condition will be 8 weeks in length. After a 4 week washout, each participant will crossover to the opposite condition.

Treatment:

Device: Active lighting intervention

Device: Control lighting intervention