Clinical trial NCT05939453: Impact of Bright Light Therapy on Prader-Willi Syndrome
Official title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial of Bright Light Therapy on All-Cause Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Prader-Willi Syndrome
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Prader-Willi Syndrome
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
Hyperphagia
Body Weight
Mood
Behavior
Keywords: Light Therapy
Aberrant Behavior Checklist
Clinical Global Impression- Improvement
Fitbit
Actigraphy reports
Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Hyperphagia Questionnaire (HQCT)
Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS)
Lead sponsor: Maimonides Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Foundation for Prader-Willi Research
First posted: 2023-07-11
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 88
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This is a placebo controlled clinical trial to assess the utility of light therapy as a sufficient treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome

Detailed description: This is a prospective, placebo controlled, open label clinical trial that examines light therapy as a treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome. Subjects are assessed for changes in mood, behavior, body weight, and hyperphagia during visits. All visits are conducted remotely. There are a total of 8 visits occurring over the course of 8 weeks. After the first visit, all study visits occur on a weekly basis.

Individuals between the ages of 6-18 years old with diagnosis of PWS confirmed by genetic testing will be screened for enrolment by the study team.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of PWS confirmed by genetic testing
* Score of 12 or above on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with an eye condition that could be negatively affected by bright light such as patients with a history of retinal damage or patients needing photosensitizing medications
* A history of previous treatment with LT
* Patients presenting with active psychosis or mania

Primary outcomes:
measure: Clinical Global Impression- Improvement (CGI-I)
timeFrame: 8 Weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Aberrant Behavior Checklist
timeFrame: 8 Weeks
measure: Self-Injury Trauma scale
timeFrame: 8 Weeks
measure: Modified Overt Aggression Scale
timeFrame: 8 Weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Brooklyn
country: United States
facility: Maimonides Medical Center
state: New York
Study officials:
affiliation: Maimonides Medical Center
name: Deepan Singh, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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