RECRUITING

Determining How Indoor Lighting Affects the Brain Health of Older Adults

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this randomized, cross-over, single-site trial followed by an exploratory third intervention is to understand how indoor lighting affects different measures of brain health in older adults living in independent living residences. This is a community based study occurring in a local senior living facility. The main question this study aims to answer is: - How does the quality of ambient indoor lighting an older adult is exposed to affect measures of brain health, such as sleep quality, physical activity, cognitive function, and social engagement? Participants will be exposed to three different indoor lighting conditions for 4 weeks each while performing the following tasks: * Wear a smartwatch throughout the study to measure sleep quality and physical activity * Wear a small, wearable light sensor to measure light exposure during waking hours * Perform cognitive assessments throughout the study to detect any changes between each of the lighting conditions * Complete self-report of surveys to assess independence, social engagement, sleep quality, and mood Results from these tasks will be compared within and between subjects to assess whether the different lighting conditions affect these different measures of brain health.

Official Title

Determining How Indoor Lighting Affects the Brain Health of Older Adults

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-05-15
Study Completion:2023-12
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05978934

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:60 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. 1. At least age 60;
  2. 2. Able to wear wearable devices throughout the study;
  3. 3. Willing to have their lighting in their kitchen and dining areas changed and controlled for the study;
  4. 4. Willing to have environmental sensors placed in their residence;
  5. 5. Willing to provide contact information about their primary care provider (PCP); and
  6. 6. Able and has capacity to provide informed consent (score \> 14.5 based on UBACC consent capacity form).
  1. 1. Is legally blind
  2. 2. Previously renovated their living units and no longer have the standard lighting installation offered by the Senior Living Facility;
  3. 3. Currently spend or plan to spend most of their day outside of their residence during the study (i.e., would not experience the indoor lighting intervention for the majority of the study);
  4. 4. Plan to travel to a different time zone during the study; or
  5. 5. Plan to be away from their residence for more than a week during the study.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Robert Klein, PhD
CONTACT
507-258-7592
robert.klein@delos.com
Eric Heins
CONTACT
507-259-0611
eric.heins@delos.com

Study Locations (Sites)

The Waters on Mayowood
Rochester, Minnesota, 55901
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Well Living Lab, Inc.

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-05-15
Study Completion Date2023-12

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-05-15
Study Completion Date2023-12

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Sleep
  • Physical Activity
  • Cognitive Function
  • Social Isolation