A multicenter randomized controlled trial for bright light therapy in adults with intellectual disabilities and depression: Study protocol and obstacle management

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 96-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline C.M. Hamers ◽  
Heleen M. Evenhuis ◽  
Heidi Hermans
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Bright Light ◽  
Light Therapy ◽  
Bright Light Therapy ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

Bright light therapy for agitation in dementia: a randomized controlled trial

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 711-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Burns ◽  
Harry Allen ◽  
Barbara Tomenson ◽  
Debbie Duignan ◽  
Jane Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Bright Light ◽  
Light Therapy ◽  
Bright Light Therapy ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Potential Alternative ◽  
Clinical Trials Registry

ABSTRACTBackground: Agitation is common in people with dementia, is distressing to patients and stressful to their carers. Drugs used to treat the condition have the potential to cause particularly severe side effects in older people with dementia and have been associated with an increased death rate. Alternatives to drug treatment for agitation should be sought. The study aimed to assess the effects of bright light therapy on agitation and sleep in people with dementia.Methods: A single center randomized controlled trial of bright light therapy versus standard light was carried out. The study was completed prior to the mandatory registration of randomized controls on the clinical trials registry database and, owing to delays in writing up, retrospective registration was not completed.Results: There was limited evidence of reduction in agitation in people on active treatment, sleep was improved and a suggestion of greater efficacy in the winter months.Conclusions: Bright light therapy is a potential alternative to drug treatment in people with dementia who are agitated.

scholarly journals Short-Term Effects of Bright Light Therapy in Adults with Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Pain Medicine ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 2003-2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika Leichtfried ◽  
Raffaella Matteucci Gothe ◽  
Wilhelm Kantner-Rumplmair ◽  
Maria Mair-Raggautz ◽  
Christian Bartenbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Bright Light ◽  
Light Therapy ◽  
Bright Light Therapy ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Short Term Effects

Bright light therapy improves cancer-related fatigue in cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian A. Johnson ◽  
Sheila N. Garland ◽  
Linda E. Carlson ◽  
Josée Savard ◽  
J. Steven A. Simpson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Bright Light ◽  
Light Therapy ◽  
Bright Light Therapy ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue
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