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A study on the influence of dynamic light on sleep and circadian rhythm, in long-stay patients on a haematology ward

A study on the influence of dynamic light on sleep and circadian rhythm, in long-stay patients on a haematology ward - Dynamic light therapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON36094
Enrollment
80
Registered
2011-07-01
Start date
2012-01-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

sleep pattern and well being regulatie dag en nachtritme

Interventions

Participating patients will be randomized to dynamic light or standard light. -Continuous: actigraphy by Actiwatch -Questionnaire at start, daily, weekly and eat the end of the study .

Sponsors

Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Patient at least 18 years old • Admitted to the haematology department in a private patient room equipped with dynamic light as well as standard light • Expected length of stay approximately 3 weeks with room arrest • Patients requiring intensive chemotherapy, due to AML, ALL, Burkitt Lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, and multiple myeloma

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Active depression, sleep disorder or delirium • Visual handicapped due to ocular pathologies like macula degeneration, severe cataract or severe diabetic retinopathy • Sleep apnoe syndrome • Extreme light sensitivity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint is the difference in duration of wakefulness during the time presumed sleeping between both groups.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary endpoints are subjective quality of sleep, depression, delirium as diagnosed by a psychiatrist, clinical parameters (complications, blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, pain score), duration of hospitalization, and medication with special attention to benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, antidepressants, corticosteroids, and other medication with known psychiatric side effect (such as voriconazole).

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)