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Blue light-blocking glasses for Eyeglasses (LS Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By David Reichenberger, MS
Research Sponsored by Penn State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up throughout the duration of the study (~3 weeks)
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LS Trial Summary

This trial is looking at whether blue-light blocking glasses help people sleep better. People will wear sleep trackers and monitors for 3 weeks, as well as provide screenshots of their smartphone usage. For 6 days, they will also wear a heart rate monitor and a blood pressure cuff.

LS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~throughout the duration of the study (~3 weeks)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and throughout the duration of the study (~3 weeks) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures
Sleep midpoint
Sleep onset
Total sleep time at night

LS Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Blue light-blocking glassesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will wear blue light-blocking glasses to evaluate whether sleep behaviors improve.
Group II: Glasses with clear lensesPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Participants will wear glasses with clear lenses to serve as the control condition.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Blue light-blocking glasses
2022
N/A
~40

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Penn State UniversityLead Sponsor
355 Previous Clinical Trials
125,723 Total Patients Enrolled
David Reichenberger, MSPrincipal InvestigatorDepartment of Biobehavioral Health

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are participants being enrolled in this research project at the present moment?

"According to the information provided on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is accepting new applicants and has been since October 15th 2022 (last edited: 10/16/2022)."

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Do I meet the prerequisites to join this scientific research?

"This clinical trial is targeting 30 individuals aged 18-29, who possess eyeglasses and meet certain criteria. These include fluency in English; capability to provide informed consent; ownership of an iOS or Android smartphone with willingness to update it for the study's purposes; readiness to take part in surveys, use medical monitoring devices, and supply screenshots of their screen time/stayfree app over the course of the research project; lastly, healthy sighted participants are desired."

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How many participants are being monitored in this research endeavor?

"Affirmative. The information available on clinicaltrials.gov affirms that the medical study, which was published on October 15th 2022, is actively recruiting patients. 30 participants need to be recruited from one trial location."

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Are seniors being enlisted for participation in this experiment?

"The ages required to participate in this trial are between 18 and 29, which is the specified range of eligibility set out by the inclusion criteria."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Pennsylvania
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
Biobehavioral Health Building
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Light Sleep: Screen Use and Sleep Health
David Reichenberger 2022. "Light Sleep: Screen Use and Sleep Health". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05342662.
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