Effect of Bright Light on Mood and Sleep in Parkinson's Disease

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

83

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2017

Study Completion Date

February 28, 2017

Conditions
Parkinson's DiseaseDepression
Interventions
DEVICE

light therapy 30 min morning and evening, three months

"Light from a commercially available table-mounted lightbox (Brazil, Lumie, Cambridge UK) \[dimensions 50.2 x 32 x 15.4 cm\] equipped with 3x36W Fluorescent bulbs (Osram 954), reflectors and a diffuser screen providing 10,000 lux at 30 cm eye level distance.~therapy consists of 30 minutes light exposure in the morning and evening during 3 months."

DEVICE

light therapy 30 min morning and evening, three months

"200 lux light from a commercially available table-mounted lightbox (Brazil, Lumie, Cambridge UK) \[dimensions 50.2 x 32 x 15.4 cm\] To lower the intensity to 200 lux the bulbs are enwrapped with one layer of L299s neutral density filter (LEE Filters, Andover, UK).~Therapy consists of 30 minutes light exposure in the morning and evening during 3 months."

Trial Locations (1)

1118

VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

International Parkinson Foundation ('IPF'), Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Parkinsonvereniging, Bunnik, the Netherlands

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Netherlands Brain Foundation

OTHER

collaborator

Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

UNKNOWN

collaborator

GGZ inGeest

OTHER

lead

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

OTHER

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