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NCT00946530 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Light Treatment for Sleep/Wake Disturbances in Alzheimer's Disease

A NA study, sponsored by Stanford University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
118
Enrollment target

NCT00946530: Completed NA study, sponsored by Stanford University.

NCT00946530 is a NA study that has completed, run by Stanford University. The registered enrollment target is 118 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00946530, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Stanford University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
118 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

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

Primary Outcome

The amount of actual sleep time in a sleep episode.

Interventions

  • DEVICE Control
  • DEVICE Bright light

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 118 participants
Start Date 2004-09
Est. Completion 2010-12
Phase NA
Stanford University

1,744 total trials

What the finished NCT00946530 record still lists

NCT00946530 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 118 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Control is the first listed.

NCT00946530 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00946530 about?

NCT00946530 is a clinical study titled "Light Treatment for Sleep/Wake Disturbances in Alzheimer's Disease". 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 p...

What is the current status of trial NCT00946530?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 118 participants. The study started on 2004-09. Estimated completion is 2010-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00946530?

The interventions under investigation include: Control (DEVICE), Bright light (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00946530?

This trial is sponsored by Stanford University, which has 1,744 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00946530's enrollment target sits among peer trials

118 803rd of 2000 higher than 1,194 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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