Light Therapy for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether light therapy is effective for reducing symptoms in young adults with OCD and late bedtimes (1am or later). The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: Does light therapy reduce OCD symptoms? Does light therapy advance the circadian clock? If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare a higher dose of light therapy to a lower dose to see if dose amount affects symptom reduction. Participants will asked to: 1. Wear light therapy glasses for 1 hour each morning and complete a daily light therapy log for 5 weeks 2. Track their sleep every day with a wearable monitor and an electronic sleep diary for 5 weeks 3. Complete a 1-time assessment of sensitivity to light exposure 4. Complete self-report measures of OCD 4 times/day at baseline (2 weeks), mid-treatment (1 week), and end of treatment (1 week)

Conditions

OCD

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Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether light therapy is effective for reducing symptoms in young adults with OCD and late bedtimes (1am or later). The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: Does light therapy reduce OCD symptoms? Does light therapy advance the circadian clock? If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare a higher dose of light therapy to a lower dose to see if dose amount affects symptom reduction. Participants will asked to: 1. Wear light therapy glasses for 1 hour each morning and complete a daily light therapy log for 5 weeks 2. Track their sleep every day with a wearable monitor and an electronic sleep diary for 5 weeks 3. Complete a 1-time assessment of sensitivity to light exposure 4. Complete self-report measures of OCD 4 times/day at baseline (2 weeks), mid-treatment (1 week), and end of treatment (1 week)

Light Therapy for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: a Circadian Medicine Approach

Light Therapy for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Condition
OCD
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

St. Louis

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63130

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Primary DSM-5 OCD diagnosis
  • 2. Bedtime 0100 or later
  • 3. Age 18-35
  • 4. English speaking
  • 1. Subjects must not be currently participating in another research study that would influence their participation in our study.
  • 2. Diagnostic status
  • 3. Treatment status
  • 4. Night shift work or travel more than 1 time zone outside of Central Standard Time (CST) in the past month
  • 5. Pregnancy status
  • 6. Medication status
  • 7. Regular nicotine or marijuana use

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Washington University School of Medicine,

Rebecca Cox, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Washington University School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2029-03