Bright Light Therapy During Residential Alcohol Withdrawal
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorCentre Hospitalier St Anne
About this trial
This is a randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of light therapy versus placebo in patients undergoing alcohol withdrawal.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients must be aged from 18 to 65 years old and have a diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder
Patients must be intreated for alcohol withdrawal, for at least two weeks
Patients must report heavy drinking episodes in the past month
Patients must be able to understand medical information and consent to the treatment
Disqualifiers
Ophthalmic pathology (cataract, macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa) and diseases affecting the retina (retinopathy, diabetes, herpes, etc.)
Subjects who have already received light therapy in the last 6 months
Lactating of pregnant women
Psychiatric comorbidity requiring an intreatment, or risk of manic episode (subjects with depressive or anxious symptoms compatible with an out-treatment can be included)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Light exposure
- Placebo light
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov