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Light Treatment for Sleep/Wake Disturbances in Alzheimer's Disease
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT00946530
Purpose
The aim of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of timed exposure to bright light for
the treatment of disturbed nighttime sleep and daytime wake in community-dwelling dementia
patients and their caregivers, and to determine if there are genetic relationships between
memory problems and sleep problems
Official Title
Light Treatment for Sleep/Wake Disturbances in Alzheimer's Disease
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:Alzheimer's Disease Patients:
- Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Core Center member or potential member, with diagnostic
criteria met for probable AD, living with caregiver willing to participate in the
protocol
- Non-institutionalized
Caregivers:
- Living in home of AD patient and willing to participate in protocol Exclusion
Criteria:Alzheimer's Disease Patients:
- History of manic or bipolar disorder
- Prior bright light treatment
- Irregular or non-24 hour sleep/wake cycle
- Positive result on multi-staged RLS/PLMD
- Medical/Ophthalmologic Exclusions
- RDI >20 on overnight EdenTrace® recording
Caregivers:
- History of manic or bipolar disorder
- Medical/Ophthalmologic Exclusions
Intervention(s):
device: Bright light
device: Control
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Leah Friedman
6504935000 x 65436