Light Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This study is exploring whether light therapy can help young adults (ages 17-35) with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) who tend to go to bed late (1 AM or later). Researchers want to see if wearing special light therapy glasses for one hour each morning for five weeks can reduce OCD symptoms and adjust the body's internal clock. They will compare different doses of light therapy to understand its effects. To join, you must have an OCD diagnosis, be between 17 and 35 years old, go to bed at 1 AM or later, and speak English. The study plans to enroll 40 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll 40 participants. Researchers will compare a higher dose of light therapy to a lower dose.
- What's involved
- You would wear light therapy glasses for one hour each morning and track your sleep daily for five weeks. You will also complete a one-time assessment of light sensitivity.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- OCD symptoms will be measured at baseline, in week 3, and post-treatment (over 7 weeks total).
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Light Therapy for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Rebecca Cox, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Washington University School of Medicine
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Yale Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS)Administered at baseline, in treatment week 3, and post-treatment (3 administrations over 7 weeks)
A retrospective clinical interview of OCD symptom severity. Score range from 0 to 40 and higher scores indicate more severe OCD symptoms.
- Daily Perseverative Thinking QuestionnaireAdministered 4 times/day for 2 weeks at baseline, 4 times/day for 1 week in treatment week 3, and 4 times/day for 1 week in treatment week 5
Self-report measure of momentary transdiagnostic repetitive negative thinking. Score range from 6 to 42 and higher scores indicate more severe repetitive negative thinking.