The Effects of Light Therapy on Circadian Rhythms, Sleep, and Mood in Postpartum Depression



Status:Completed
Conditions:Depression, Depression
Therapuetic Areas:Psychiatry / Psychology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:1/21/2018
Start Date:June 2015
End Date:December 2016

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria
The proposed study aims to establish the feasibility of light therapy for postpartum
depression delivered via Re-Timer, demonstrate its preliminary efficacy, and illuminate
relationships between circadian shifts and mood changes using a novel, home-based circadian
biomarker assessment paradigm (salivary dim light melatonin onset; DLMO).


Inclusion Criteria:

- Within 6 months postpartum

- Meet DSM-V diagnostic criteria for MDD

- Score ≥ 20 on the Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Depression Rating
Scale-Seasonal Affective Disorder version (SIGH-SAD).

Exclusion Criteria:

- current diagnosis of bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia or
psychosis, dissociative disorders, eating disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder,
somatic symptom and related disorders, substance use disorder, panic disorder,
agoraphobia per DSM-V

- past history of mania/hypomania,

- chronic medical conditions associated with depression (e.g., thyroid conditions)

- ocular or retinal pathology

- history of seizures or epilepsy

- color blindness

- Lupus

- currently taking an antibiotic, medication that contains hydrochlorothiazide, or
isotretinoin (Accutane).
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University of Michigan
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Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
(734) 764-1817
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