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Daily Light Exposure for Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue, and Functional Outcomes in Acute Brain Injury

Spokane, WA
N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Douglas L Weeks, PhD
Research Sponsored by St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline and every 3 days plus at study completion, at least 10 days after consent

Summary

This trial is studying whether morning exposure to blue or red light can help improve sleep and other outcomes in patients in acute inpatient rehabilitation for stroke, TBI, or non-TBI brain injury.

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Eligible Conditions
  • Stroke
  • Non-traumatic Brain Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline and every 3 days plus at study completion, at least 10 days after consent
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and every 3 days plus at study completion, at least 10 days after consent for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Frequency of Daytime Naps
Sleep Efficiency
Sleep Fragmentation Index
+1 more
Secondary study objectives
Fatigue Visual Analog Scale
Karolinska Sleepiness Scale
Wits Pictorial Sleepiness Scale

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Blue LightActive Control1 Intervention
Blue light exposure (Philips GoLite Blu HF3429/60) administered daily for 25 minutes between 8:00AM and 9:00AM
Group II: Red LightPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Red light exposure (Philips LivingColor Aura 70998/60/48) administered daily for 25 minutes between 8:00AM and 9:00AM

Find a Location

Closest Location:St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute· Spokane, WA· 1780 miles

Who is running the clinical trial?

St. Luke's Rehabilitation InstituteLead Sponsor
3 Previous Clinical Trials
272 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Stroke
126 Patients Enrolled for Stroke
Washington State UniversityOTHER
112 Previous Clinical Trials
57,863 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Stroke
458 Patients Enrolled for Stroke
Douglas L Weeks, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorSt. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute
~6 spots leftby Mar 2026
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