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Light Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Led By Rebecca C Cox, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Colorado, Boulder

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Age 18-35

Primary OCD diagnosis (according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5)

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 5 weeks

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Study Summary

This trialstudies how light therapy could help adults with OCD who stay up late by improving their symptoms. Its results could explain how circadian rhythms affect OCD.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking adults aged 18-35 with OCD and late bedtimes (1 AM or later). Participants must not be pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant, using certain medications like beta-blockers or MAO inhibitors recently, have a current sleep disorder other than DSWPD/insomnia, or have had recent changes in psychotropic meds.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing if light therapy can help improve symptoms of OCD. Participants will receive either actual light therapy or a placebo version without active treatment. The goal is to see if adjusting circadian rhythms affects OCD behaviors.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Light therapy may cause mild side effects such as eye strain, headache, irritability, nausea, and sleep disturbances. However, these are typically temporary and often resolve on their own.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 18 and 35 years old.

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I have been diagnosed with OCD as my main health issue.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 5 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~5 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 5 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures

Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised score

Secondary outcome measures

Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale score

Other outcome measures

Circadian phase

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: Active treatmentActive Control1 Intervention

Active light therapy

Group II: Control treatmentPlacebo Group2 Interventions

Placebo light therapy

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Colorado, BoulderLead Sponsor

119 Previous Clinical Trials

29,164 Total Patients Enrolled

Rebecca C Cox, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Colorado, Boulder

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this research still accepting participants?

"Clinicaltrials.gov states that this trial, initially posted on September 23rd 2022, is actively recruiting participants. The listing was recently edited on October 31st 2022."

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Is the enrollment process for this trial limited to individuals under 75 years of age?

"This research seeks volunteers who fall within the age bracket of 18-35 years old."

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To what extent do the participants need to meet certain qualifications for this exploration?

"In order to be accepted into the trial, patients must have been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and fall between 18 to 35 years of age. A total of 30 individuals are needed for this research initiative."

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How many participants are registered for this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative. According to the information present on clinicaltrials.gov, this research is actively enrolling participants. The trial was first posted on September 23rd 2022 and underwent its most recent update at the end of October that same year. 30 people are being sought from a single hospital site for inclusion in this project."

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Recent research and studies

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Light Therapy for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Rebecca Cox 2022. "Light Therapy for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05391503.

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