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NCT04578249
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Effects of Blocking Blue Light At Night Post CABG, AVR, MVR, CABG AVR, CABG MVR, or SAH

Sponsor: West Virginia University

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine whether filtering out blue light at nighttime reduces post-surgical inflammation and/or moderates cognitive decline and mood and sleep alterations in patients undergoing elective CABG, AVR, MVR, CABG AVR, CABG MVR, or SAH surgery. If manipulating nighttime light in hospital rooms improves patient outcomes, then it would be a relatively easy and inexpensive innovation that could reduce post-surgical complications and save millions of dollars per year in health care costs by shortening the length of hospital stays and reducing morbidity. The investigators aim to determine the relationship between inflammation and cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery.

Official title: Effects of Blocking Blue Light At Night on Patient Outcomes After Elective CABG, AVR, MVR, CABG AVR, CABG MVR, or SAH

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

45 Years - 75 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

80

Start Date

2021-09-20

Completion Date

2026-03

Last Updated

2025-02-24

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

OTHER

Blue light-blocking goggles

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two intervention groups.

OTHER

Clear goggles

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two intervention groups.

Locations (1)

West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States