NCT02503124

Effect of a Single Nights' Wake Followed by Bright Light Therapy for Severe Depression

Wake and Bright Light Therapy for Depression Among Admitted Patients

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A randomized controlled trial comparing wake therapy (single night) followed by bright light therapy to treatment as usual.

Conditions

• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Single night's wake therapy	Eligible patients are assisted in maintaining total sleep deprivation during one night
DEVICE	Bright light	Bright light according to patients´ own circadian rhythm each morning for a week.
OTHER	Treatment as usual - inpatient care	All patients are admitted due to severe depression and are under observation and most receive antidepressive medication and if necessary anxiolytic/antipsychotic medication.
OTHER	Informative meeting	A short sleep hygiene consultation.
DRUG	Treatment as usual - medicine	Since all patients are admitted due to a severe mental illness, they will receive medication according to indication. Most patients have already tried more than one antidepressant at the time of admission. In cases of severe anxiety, anxiolytics are prescribed but this is kept to a minimum.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-07-01
• Primary completion: 2020-03-15
• Completion: 2020-03-15
• First posted: 2015-07-20
• Last updated: 2021-04-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden