22
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2011
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2012
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2012
Polarized glasses designed to filter out blue light
"Participants will be given polarized glasses (yellow sun- glasses) which filter out blue light to wear only from sundown until bedtime for two weeks. They will be instructed to turn off fluorescent lights and only use household lamps for evening activities. They will be instructed not to drive while wearing the glasses. In addition to the oral instructions, they will also be given a written Instruction Sheet. Any oral insomnia agent will be held throughout the study, otherwise they are to follow their usual evening routines. This is an alternative treatment already in use in Dr. Fargason's practice for those patients who don't want to take sleep medications. This research focuses on the effectiveness of this treatment and involves questionnaires to do so."
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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