NCT05337943Completed
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Light Therapy
Feasibility of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs. Bright Light Therapy to Treat Insomnia and Fatigue: an RCT
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Jan 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-I) is a common treatment for insomnia that does not use medications. While CBT-I is effective for insomnia, it does not tend to improve the waking symptom of fatigue. Another treatment, Bright Light Therapy, is used for treating seasonal depression and sleep disorders, and may improve fatigue and physical activity in individuals with PAH. The purpose of this study to assess the effects of Bright Light Therapy compared to CBT-I to treat insomnia and fatigue in patients with PAH.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 6 (actual)
- First submitted
- 13 Apr 2022
- Start date
- 12 Jan 2023
- Primary completion date
- 31 May 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- NCT number
- NCT05337943
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 6
- From 12 Jan 2023 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Any eye disease such as, but not limited to, cataracts, glaucoma, retinal disorders (e.g. macular degeneration), or previous eye surgery
Other illness
- Subjects with left-sided valvular disease
- Subjects with photosensitivity (e.g. epilepsy)
- Manic-depressive psychosis or Bipolar Disorder
Other
- Untreated obstructive sleep apnea
- Hospitalized or acutely ill
Who the study is looking for
- PAH diagnosis
- Insomnia
- Fatigue
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Unknown status |
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