Bright Light: An Adjunct Treatment for Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 60 |
| Updated: | 12/20/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 1, 2009 |
| End Date: | March 30, 2019 |
Bright Light: An Adjunct Treatment for Combat PTSD
The investigators are testing novel treatments for combat PTSD: bright light exposure and
negation ion exposure.
negation ion exposure.
Seventy Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Veterans with
posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) will be randomly assigned to one of two 4-week
treatments (45 min/day): (1) bright light exposure or (2) a negative ion generator. Clinical
assessments ,as well as self-reported measures of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and sleep will
be assessed
posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) will be randomly assigned to one of two 4-week
treatments (45 min/day): (1) bright light exposure or (2) a negative ion generator. Clinical
assessments ,as well as self-reported measures of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and sleep will
be assessed
Inclusion Criteria:
- Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom with Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder
- receiving other treatment or stopped other treatment prior to study
Exclusion Criteria:
- bipolar disorder
- psychosis
- alcohol/drug abuse
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