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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
100 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2026-12-15
2027-11-30
Brief Summary
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The primary investigator hypothesizes that any anti-anxiolytic effects could be caused by the Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cell neural pathway to the amygdala.
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Detailed Description
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Starlight Therapy will be offered to patients with unpleasant end-of-life symptoms such as dyspnea, agitation, anxiety, restlessness and insomnia. The effect the Starlight Therapy has in helping alleviate these symptoms will be measured using the ESAS (Edmonton Symptom Assessment System) questionnaire at baseline and following a predetermined period of time of Starlight Therapy.
10 Starlight Projectors have been purchased for the unit where the study will take place: the Inpatient Palliative Care Unit 7A, Victoria General Hospital, Centennial Building. The funding was acquired by a Comfort \& Care Grant from the QEII Foundation.
The results will be compiled and analyzed in a research paper "Concerning the Efficacy and Underlying Mechanism of Starlight Therapy as a Non-Pharmacological Nursing Intervention for Palliative Care Patients".
Conditions
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Study Design
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OTHER
OTHER
Study Groups
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Palliative Care Patients
Palliative care Patients meeting criteria will receive Starlight Therapy
Starlight Therapy
Starlight Projector will be placed in patients' rooms and project starlight on the ceilings and walls in an effort to reduce unpleasant symptoms
Interventions
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Starlight Therapy
Starlight Projector will be placed in patients' rooms and project starlight on the ceilings and walls in an effort to reduce unpleasant symptoms
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Insomnia
* Anxiety
* Restlessness
* Dyspnea
* Pain
Exclusion Criteria
2. ESAS does not include any of the flowing symptoms:
* Insomnia
* Anxiety
* Restlessness
* Dyspnea
* Pain
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Nova Scotia Health Authority
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Victoria General Hospital
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Evaluation of a Low-Light Intervention-Starlight Therapy-for Agitation, Anxiety, Restlessness, Sleep Disturbances, Dyspnea, and Pain at End of Life. (2017). Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 19(3), 221-222. doi:10.1097/njh.0000000000000343
Related Links
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Quantitative study on Starlight Therapy
Other Identifiers
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Starlight Trial
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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