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Efficacy of Spectrally Optimized Light on Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder and Its Neuroimaging Mechanisms
Sponsor: Peking University Sixth Hospital
Summary
This study aims to validate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of spectrally optimized light (SOL) in ameliorating cognitive impairment (CI) in major depressive disorder (MDD), characterize the functional and structural features of the hippocampus (HPC)-dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) neural circuitry in MDD patients with cognitive impairment and examine the mediating effect of the HPC-dlPFC neural circuit on the cognitive improvements induced by SOL treatment in MDD-CI patients. Patients with MDD-CI are required to only receive selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) as primary medication for at least one week or not do anything treatment before. SOL is a kind of Bright Light Therapy(BLT). Qualified participants will be randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group will receive the intervention of BLT, and the control group will receive the intervention of dim red light (placebo). The intervention will last for four weeks. The participants will be followed once in a week during intervention and in 4th week after intervention. Demographic information will be collected at baseline, cognitive function will be evaluated at baseline, 2nd, ,4th and 8th weekends after intervention beginning. and other symptoms such as depression, anxiety and sleep were assessed at baseline, 1st, 2nd, 3rd ,4th and 8th weekends after intervention beginning.Moreover, structural and functional MRI scans will be made at baseline and after four weeks intervention. During intervention, patients with MDD-CI will keep a record of daily light exposure duration, complete the daily sleep diary as well.
Official title: Efficacy of Spectrally Optimized Light on Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder and Its Neuroimaging Mechanisms Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2026-04-01
Completion Date
2028-12-31
Last Updated
2026-04-02
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
bright light
Using a hybrid white light box with independent intellectual property rights, with an intensity of 10000lux and a main wavelength of 476.4nm
dim red light(placebo)
Using a dim red light box as the placebo, with an intensity of \<200lux and a main wavelength of 690.4nm
Locations (2)
Peking University Sixth Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Yan'an Third People's Hospital
Yanan, Shanxi, China