Starlight Therapy in Palliative Care
ConditionSymptom Management
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorNova Scotia Health Authority
Starlight Therapy™ has been shown to help alleviate end-of-life symptoms in Palliative Care patients and reduce the need for PRN or "as needed" medications. This study will investigate the efficacy of this intervention on the symptom of anxiety using a mixed-method analysis.
The primary investigator hypothesizes that any anti-anxiolytic effects could be caused by the Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cell neural pathway to the amygdala.
Insomnia
Anxiety
Restlessness
Dyspnea
Clinical Diagnosis of blindness
Insomnia
Anxiety
Restlessness