Light Therapy for PD - Dose Selection

NCT ID: NCT04291014

Last Updated: 2022-12-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

144 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-11

Study Completion Date

2023-04-30

Brief Summary

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This study aims to determine the most effective dose of light therapy to improve sleep in people with Parkinson's Disease. Four groups of participants will receive bright-white or dim-red light therapy at different times throughout the day.

Detailed Description

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This is a 16-week, randomized, phase II, parallel-group, dose-selection clinical trial of LT in participants with PD and co-existing sleep disruption using a comparative selection trial design.

Conditions

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Parkinson Disease Sleep Disorder Fatigue

Keywords

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Parkinson Disease Light therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This is a 16-week, randomized, phase II, parallel-group, dose-selection clinical trial of LT in participants with PD and co-existing sleep disruption using a comparative selection trial design.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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BWLT once daily

Participants in this arm will receive bright white light therapy daily once a day (in the evening)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SunRay Light Boxes

Intervention Type DEVICE

SunRay light boxes will be used to administer the light therapy.

BWLT twice daily

Participants in this arm will receive bright white light therapy daily twice a day (morning and evening).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SunRay Light Boxes

Intervention Type DEVICE

SunRay light boxes will be used to administer the light therapy.

BWLT weekly

Participants in this arm will receive bright white light therapy once weekly (in the evening).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SunRay Light Boxes

Intervention Type DEVICE

SunRay light boxes will be used to administer the light therapy.

DRLT twice daily

Participants in this arm will receive dim red light twice daily (morning and evening).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SunRay Light Boxes

Intervention Type DEVICE

SunRay light boxes will be used to administer the light therapy.

Interventions

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SunRay Light Boxes

SunRay light boxes will be used to administer the light therapy.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of idiopathic PD as defined by the Movement Disorder Society Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Parkinson's disease;
2. PD Hoehn and Yahr stage 2-4;
3. A score of 2 (mild) or above on the Sleep Problems question of the MDS-UPDRS Part 1;
4. Stable dose of all PD medications for at least 30 days prior to randomization;
5. Willingness to wear an Actiwatch and complete daily sleep logs;
6. Age 45 or above

Exclusion Criteria

1. Atypical or secondary forms of parkinsonism;
2. Co-existent significant sleep apnea at screening, as determined by the PI's clinical assessment; adequately treated sleep apnea, as assessed by sleep apnea machine download (CPAP download) will be permitted;
3. Co-existent symptomatic restless legs syndrome (RLS) (as assessed by the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICDS) diagnostic criteria for RLS) at screening;
4. Cognitive impairment as determined by a Mini Mental State Examination score \<25 at screening;
5. Presence of moderate depression defined as a Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) score ≥20 at screening;
6. Current untreated hallucinations or psychosis (drug-induced or spontaneous) with a score of 2 or above on the Hallucinations and Psychosis question of the MDS-UPDRS Part 2;
7. Use of hypno-sedative drugs for sleep or stimulants, unless the participant has been on a stable dose for at least 60 days prior to the screening;
8. Ongoing or recent (within 30 days prior to screening) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia;
9. Use of antidepressants, unless the participant has been on a stable dose for at least 60 days prior to the screening;
10. Work hours between 10 PM and 6 AM, within 60 days prior to randomization or anticipated during the 16 weeks after screening;
11. Travel between 3 or more time zones within 45 days prior to study screening or anticipated such travel during the 16 weeks after screening;
12. Unstable or serious medical illness;
13. History of significant eye trauma or disease, retinopathy, or cataract Grade 4 that would significantly affect transmission or processing of light through either eye;
14. Current use, use at any time during study participation, or use within the 30 days prior to screening of photosensitizing or other medications that in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with the safety of the participant during the trial, including: amiodarone, porfimer, psoralens, chlorpromazine, quinidine, demeclocycline, temoporfin, tetracycline, fleroxacin, oral isoretinoin, voriconazole, nalidixic acid, thioridazine, St. John's wort, ofloxacin, and piroxicam;
15. Pregnant women will be excluded from participation; if a participant is pre-menopausal, a urine pregnancy test will be conducted at randomization to determine eligibility.
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Aleksandar Videnovic, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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UC Irvine

Irvine, California, United States

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UC Davis

Sacramento, California, United States

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Yale University

Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Washington University in St. Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Weill Cornell

New York, New York, United States

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Mount Sinai - Icahn School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

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University of Rochester

Rochester, New York, United States

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SUNY Stonybrook

Stony Brook, New York, United States

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SUNY Upstate

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Willis GL, Turner EJ. Primary and secondary features of Parkinson's disease improve with strategic exposure to bright light: a case series study. Chronobiol Int. 2007;24(3):521-37. doi: 10.1080/07420520701420717.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17612949 (View on PubMed)

Paus S, Schmitz-Hubsch T, Wullner U, Vogel A, Klockgether T, Abele M. Bright light therapy in Parkinson's disease: a pilot study. Mov Disord. 2007 Jul 30;22(10):1495-1498. doi: 10.1002/mds.21542.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17516492 (View on PubMed)

Terman M, Terman JS. Bright light therapy: side effects and benefits across the symptom spectrum. J Clin Psychiatry. 1999 Nov;60(11):799-808; quiz 809.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10584776 (View on PubMed)

Gallin PF, Terman M, Reme CE, Rafferty B, Terman JS, Burde RM. Ophthalmologic examination of patients with seasonal affective disorder, before and after bright light therapy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1995 Feb;119(2):202-10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)73874-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7832227 (View on PubMed)

Videnovic A, Klerman EB, Wang W, Marconi A, Kuhta T, Zee PC. Timed Light Therapy for Sleep and Daytime Sleepiness Associated With Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2017 Apr 1;74(4):411-418. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.5192.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28241159 (View on PubMed)

Trenkwalder C, Kohnen R, Hogl B, Metta V, Sixel-Doring F, Frauscher B, Hulsmann J, Martinez-Martin P, Chaudhuri KR. Parkinson's disease sleep scale--validation of the revised version PDSS-2. Mov Disord. 2011 Mar;26(4):644-52. doi: 10.1002/mds.23476. Epub 2011 Feb 10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21312275 (View on PubMed)

Brown RG, Dittner A, Findley L, Wessely SC. The Parkinson fatigue scale. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2005 Jan;11(1):49-55. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2004.07.007.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15619463 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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NN110 1U01NS114001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id