Depression. Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention in this group will be light therapy (9000 lux) for 5 weeks, for 30 minutes daily for the first 30 minutes when they are awake at home. This light is em
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 18–35 years of age 14–28 weeks pregnant Single-fetal pregnancy Spontaneous pregnancy Score of 10_17 (mild depression) and score of 18 _29 (moderate depression) frome Beck depression inventory
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of any known medical and obstetric complications, such as gestational diabetes, placenta previa, placental apruptio or preeclampsia in the present pregnancy History of other known psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder History of hospital admission due to known psychological problems History of known chronic diseases such as epilepsy History of known ocular diseases History of eye surgery in a recent year History of using antidepressants in the past 2 months Recent history of suicide attempt Having Shift-work (Morning and Night Shifts) History of Previous bright light therapy Having drug addiction, smoking, alcohol and psychotropic substances The occurrence of any horrible event during the last 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression score in Beck Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the study, immediately and 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory.;Sleep quality score in Pittsburgh questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the study, immediately and 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburg Standard Sleep Quality Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Seyedeh Fatemeh Vasegh Rahimparvar
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed