Bright Light: An Adjunct Treatment for Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

71 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-01-01

Study Completion Date

2019-09-02

Brief Summary

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The investigators are testing novel treatments for combat PTSD: bright light exposure and negation ion exposure.

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Detailed Description

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Seventy Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) will be randomly assigned to one of two 4-week treatments (45 min/day): (1) bright light exposure or (2) a negative ion generator. Clinical assessments ,as well as self-reported measures of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and sleep will be assessed

Conditions

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Bright Light Exposure

Bright Light (30 min/day)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bright Light Exposure

Intervention Type OTHER

Administered via bright light box

Negative Ion Generator

Negative Ion Generator (30 min/day)

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Negative Ion Generator

Intervention Type OTHER

Administered via Negative Ion Generatore

Interventions

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Bright Light Exposure

Administered via bright light box

Intervention Type OTHER

Negative Ion Generator

Administered via Negative Ion Generatore

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
* receiving other treatment or stopped other treatment prior to study