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Light Therapy

SunRay Light Boxes for Parkinson's Disease

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Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 8 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study the effects of different doses of light therapy on sleep in people with Parkinson's Disease.

Eligible Conditions

Parkinson's Disease
Sleep Disorders
Fatigue

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 8 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~8 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 8 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

PDSS-2

Secondary outcome measures

PFS-16

Trial Design

4Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: DRLT twice dailyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in this arm will receive dim red light twice daily (morning and evening).

Group II: BWLT weeklyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in this arm will receive bright white light therapy once weekly (in the evening).

Group III: BWLT twice dailyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in this arm will receive bright white light therapy daily twice a day (morning and evening).

Group IV: BWLT once dailyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in this arm will receive bright white light therapy daily once a day (in the evening)

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor

2,932 Previous Clinical Trials

13,198,351 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How many volunteers are engaged in this clinical experiment?

"This trial requires 144 individuals who pass the eligibility assessment to take part. Those wishing to participate can do so at a range of sites including University of California, Irvine in Irvine and University of Miami in Florida."

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Is this test available for enrollment at this time?

"Affirmative, clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this trial is currently in recruitment mode. It was initially posted on the 11th of September 2020 and subsequently updated on the 3rd of May 2021. This study necessitates 144 participants from 26 different sites."

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How many locations are involved in the implementation of this trial?

"Participants may join this medical trial at the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, CA, the University of Miami in Florida and Northwestern University situated in Chicago. There are a total of 29 sites across the USA accepting participants."

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