Environmental Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose is to study treatments of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Clinical Trial Description

This is a multicenter, randomized controlled trial of negative ion generation versus light-emitting diode phototherapy for seasonal affective disorder. Participants appropriate for the study are subjects with a DSM IV diagnosis of Major Depression, with seasonal pattern, winter type. Subjects were seen at Yale University,New Haven,CT University of British Columbia,Vancouver,BC Groningen University Hospital,Groningen, The Netherlands, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa,Ontario, McGill University, Montreal,Quebec, University Hospital,Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The trial is 4 weeks in duration.

This trial has now been completed. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00139997
Study type	Interventional
Source	Yale University
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	January 2002
Completion date	August 2005

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