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NCT01816152
Methodology Issues in a Tailored Light Treatment for Persons With Dementia
NA trial testing Tailored Active intervention in Sleep Disturbances in 45 participants. Completed in 10 May 2024.
10 May 2024
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | triple |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 45 |
| Start date | 1 January 2020 |
| Primary completion | 10 May 2024 |
| Estimated completion | 10 May 2024 |
| Sites | 2 locations across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Tailored Active intervention
- Inactive intervention
Conditions studied
- Sleep Disturbances — all drugs for Sleep Disturbances →
- Depression — all drugs for Depression →
Sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Who can join
65 and older, any sex, with Sleep Disturbances or Depression. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Tailored light treatment will increase sleep efficiency, reduce depression and reduce agitation scores in those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
Publications & conference data
4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Light therapy for improving cognition, activities of daily living, sleep, challenging behaviour, and psychiatric disturbances in dementia.
Forbes D, Blake CM, Thiessen EJ, Peacock S, et al · · 2014 · cited 104× · PMID 24574061 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd003946.pub4 -
Effects of a Tailored Lighting Intervention on Sleep Quality, Rest-Activity, Mood, and Behavior in Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Figueiro MG, Plitnick B, Roohan C, Sahin L, et al · · 2019 · cited 73× · PMID 31855161 · DOI 10.5664/jcsm.8078 -
Non-pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia.
Wilfling D, Calo S, Dichter MN, Meyer G, et al · · 2023 · cited 34× · PMID 36594432 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd011881.pub2 -
Long-Term, All-Day Exposure to Circadian-Effective Light Improves Sleep, Mood, and Behavior in Persons with Dementia.
Figueiro MG, Sahin L, Kalsher M, Plitnick B, et al · · 2020 · cited 26× · PMID 33024938 · DOI 10.3233/adr-200212
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01816152 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Last refreshed: 4 June 2024
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