research: clinical trials
“Light therapy is one of the most successful and practical results of basic research in biological rhythms.”       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      — Thomas Wehr, M.D.                                                                                                                                                                        Chief  of the  Section on Biological Rhythms                                                                                                                                                                                           National Institute of Mental Health
'Moderate Exercise and Bright Light Treatment in Overweight and Obese Individuals'
– Drs. C. Shapiro, R. Levitan et al
Sleep Research Unit, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Published July 2007 – Journal of Obesity Vol. 15, No. 7
'Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Light Therapy Device for Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD)'
– Drs. P. Desan, R. Lam, Y. Meesters, E. Horn, D. Boivin et al
Dept. of Psychiatry, Yale University; Dept. of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia; University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands; Royal Ottawa Mental Health Center; Douglas Hospital, Montreal.
Published August 2007 - BMC Psychiatry
Clinical Trials (Published)
Clinical Trials (Completed)
'Effect of light therapy on sleep and ‘chemo-brain’ in breast cancer patients
undergoing chemotherapy'
– UC San Diego, San Diego, CA
'Burnout and Light Treatment'
Stress and Health (2009)
Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/smi.1250
Received 10 September 2007; Accepted 27 November 2008
'Bright Light: A novel treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)'
– Dr. Shawn Youngstedt, Ph.D.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC
...come into rhythm!
'Bright light augments antidepressant effects of medication and wake therapy'
Loving RT, Kripke DF, Shuchter SR.
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0667, USA. Rloving@UCSD.edu

Clinical Trials (Ongoing)
Other clinical trials for a variety of other applications are ongoing and pending:

'Chronobiology of Menopausal Depression'
Dr. Barbara Parry M.D., Dept. of Psychiatry, UC San Diego, San Diego CA

'Wavelength Restricted Light Therapy for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study'
Dr. Elliot Frohman M.D., Ph.D. – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

'Using Bright Light to Reduce Anxiety Levels in Persons with High Levels of Anxiety'
– University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
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