Light Exposure and Cognitive Function in Classrooms

This study is looking at how light exposure affects thinking skills (cognitive function) in healthy college students. Researchers want to see if wearing special light-emitting glasses, called AYO light emitting glasses, for 20 minutes can improve attention. You might be able to join if you are an undergraduate student at Michigan State University, 18 or older, and generally healthy without light sensitivity. You should also have a regular bedtime between 9:30 pm and 2:00 am most nights, and be willing to track your fatigue and participate in thinking tests. The study is trying to find out if these glasses can boost cognitive function compared to wearing placebo glasses or no glasses at all. The study plans to enroll 300 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with 300 planned participants, comparing the effects of two types of light-emitting glasses and no glasses on cognitive function.
What's involved
You would wear light-emitting glasses for 20 minutes in a single session and participate in cognitive testing once a week for three weeks. You would also measure and report your fatigue levels.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your attention will be assessed over three weeks, with one test per week.

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NCT06325150

The Impact of Light Exposure on Cognitive Function in Classrooms

Not Yet Recruiting
PHASE1Ages 18+InterventionalBasic science
Michigan State University
~300 participants
Updated 2025-09-18 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Light emitting glasses

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Assessment of attention
Measured over 3 weeks. One test per week
Healthy
1 sites across 1 states
Michigan1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Current Michigan State University (MSU) Undergraduate Student
Are 18 years or older
Healthy subject without light sensitivity
Average bedtime 9:30 pm - 2:00 am, 6 out of 7 days a week
Willingness to measure and report fatigue levels
Willingness to participate in cognitive testing
Willingness to wear light-enriched glasses in the classroom
Current Michigan State University (MSU) Undergraduate Student
Are 18 years or older
Average bedtime 9:30 pm - 2:00 am, 6 out of 7 days a week
Willingness to measure and report fatigue levels
Willingness to participate in cognitive testing
Current Michigan State University (MSU) Undergraduate Student
Are 18 years or older
Average bedtime 9:30 pm - 2:00 am, 6 out of 7 days a week
Willingness to measure and report fatigue levels
Willingness to participate in cognitive testing

Exclusion

Are younger than 18 years of age
Participation in shift work (evening/night shifts, early morning shifts, rotating shifts, etc.)
Pregnant women
Previous diagnosis of diabetes
Use of medication that would cause sensitivity to light (e.g., antidepressants, antibiotics,prescribed sleep medication, prescribed pain meds)
Epilepsy or a history of seizures
Photophobia - sensitivity or eye discomfort to bright light
Eye Diseases that limit the ability of light to be processed (e.g., untreated cataracts,severe glaucoma, macular degeneration, blindness, pupil dilation problems, or retinadamage)
Previous eye surgery
Previous head injuries (e.g., concussions)
Current chronic, severe headaches/migraines
Clinical insomniacs or those with diagnosed sleep disorders
  • Assessment of attention3 weeks. One test per week

    To measure the impact of the intervention on attention, for each student we will measure the time it takes for the student to complete the provided test, and the number of errors in the test. Each student will completed the test, before and after the intervention, and the change in test score (time and errors) calculated.