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Benefits and Risks of Artificial Light Exposure: Characterisation of Effects on Alertness, Sleep, Cognitive Performance, Mood and Biological Rhythms

No phase Interventional Human Sleep and Chronobiology

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: polychromatic light, polychromatic light, red light, red light.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Human Sleep and Chronobiology. Basic parameters: 18 years — 40 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
France
Next step
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Overview

The purpose of this project is to study the influence of light on sleep, wakefulness, EEG activity and cognitive performances.

Interventions

  • Device polychromatic light
    Application of polychromatic light at different times of day
  • Device polychromatic light
    Application of polychromatic light for 2h30 at different times of day with sleep
  • Device red light
    Application of red light at different times of day
  • Device red light
    Application of red light at different times of day with sleep
  • Device green light
    Application of green light at different times of day
  • Device green light
    Application of green light at different times of day with sleep

Primary outcome measures

  • Cognitive performances assessed using N-back tasks [Time frame: up to 56 hours]
  • Cognitive performances assessed using Psychomotor Vigilance task (PVT) [Time frame: up to 56 hours]
  • Cognitive performances assessed using Paced Visual Serial Addition Task (PVSAT) [Time frame: up to 56 hours]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female
  • Aged 18 to 40 years
  • With a hint of Bodymass index (BMI) between 17 and 30 kg.m - 2
  • healthy subject determined by a clinical examination, a psychological interview, a blood test, a urine analysis
  • Subject with a score<6 questionnaire PSQI ("Sleep Questionnaire Pittsburgh")
  • Subject agreeing to maintain a regular sleep/wake rhythm during the study
  • Subject agreeing to refrain from caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, psychotropic drugs, cannabis or other drugs, during the study
  • Signed informed consent
  • Subjectaffiliated to a social protection scheme

Exclusion criteria

  • somatic diseases: cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hematopoietic, Visual
  • immune system diseases
  • kidneys and urinary tract diseases
  • endocrine and metabolic diseases
  • neurological diseases
  • infectious diseases
  • thrombocytopenia or other malfunction of blood platelets
  • Subject with risk of thrombosis, including subject with a history of phlebitis, smoker under oral contraceptive...
  • Subject with an addiction to caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, psychotropic drugs, cannabis, or any other drug
  • Subject treatment contraindicated or inadvisable in combination with heparin
  • blood donation in the previous 3 months before the inclusion
  • Participation in other clinical trials
  • Work by shifts in the year preceding the inclusion
  • Trans-meridian travel (> 2 time zones) in the month previous the inclusion
  • Impossibility to give enlightened information (subject in an emergency situation, understanding difficulties,...)
  • Subject under safeguard of justice
  • Subject under tutorship or curatorship
  • Pregnancy (women of childbearing age)
  • Breastfeeding
  • Diet incompatible with the study's snack choices

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Basic science

Study locations

France · 1 center
  • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg — Strasbourg

Identifiers

NCT: NCT05232383 · 8076

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗