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Spectral Lighting and Metabolism
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Summary
The goal of this exploratory n-of-1-study is to compare markers of metabolism in infants in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) between two lighting environments. Investigators are seeking to learn whether supplementing the lighting environment of infants in the NICU with blue and violet wavelengths of light will allow more efficient utilization of the nutrition provided to participants by influencing hormones involved in regulation of growth and development as compared to a conventional lighting environment. Pre-clinical studies suggest that violet and blue wavelengths of light are involved in molecular pathways that help regulate metabolic activity.
Official title: Impact of Broad-Spectrum Light on Markers of Metabolic Regulation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - 1 Year
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
32
Start Date
2024-03-01
Completion Date
2029-03-15
Last Updated
2026-09-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Spectral Lighting
Spectral room lighting containing violet and blue wavelengths of light capable of stimulating non-visual opsins including OPN5 and OPN3.
Locations (1)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States