NCT07386808Active, not recruiting
Improvement of Sleep Disorders in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease After Sunlight Exposure Therapy.
An Analysis of the Improvement of Sleep Disorders in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease After Sunlight Exposure Therapy.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This observational study aimed to understand the effect of intervention A on sleep disorders in individuals with Alzheimer's disease receiving sunlight therapy. The primary question of the study was: Does sunlight therapy improve sleep disorders in Alzheimer's disease? Participants will complete a questionnaire, undergo sunlight therapy. They were informed that sun exposure therapy could effectively improve sleep, and behavioral interventions were discussed to develop a health education plan. Patients received monthly telephone support and encouragement from the time of admission until the next follow-up visit. Three months after admission (until the next follow-up visit), patients completed questionnaires including the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), and the Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease (QOL-AD) questionnaire.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 15 Jan 2026
- Start date
- 13 May 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2026
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Diseases
- Alzheimer disease
- NCT number
- NCT07386808
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From 13 May 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Individuals with other brain injury conditions, such as cerebral palsy, brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, or stroke.
Other
- Individuals with visual impairments (assessed by comparing numbers with fingers at a distance of 30 cm upon admission).
- Institutional residents.
- Individuals living alone.
- Individuals unable to cooperate with behavioral interventions and telephone interviews.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
- CDR: 0.5 - 1 point
- Conscious and able to cooperate with behavioral interventions and telephone interviews
- Complaints of sleep disturbances, including: daytime sleepiness, difficulty falling asleep, fragmented sleep, nighttime awakening, nocturnal wandering, and sunset syndrome.
- A cohabiting family member is required as the primary caregiver, who understands and cooperates with this intervention and has signed a consent form.
- If the patient is already taking sleeping pills, the maintenance dose will not be adjusted.
Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Taiwan University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taipei | Taiwan | Unknown status |
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