Light and Exercise in Night-shift Workers

Plain-language summary

This study examines the effects of intensive light therapy and exercise in people who work night shifts. It enrolled people over 18 who had been working regular night shifts for at least 4 weeks. It was carried out as a study without an assigned phase and has been completed.

The summary above is a plain-language rendering of the official record. The original English title is shown for reference.

Trial details

Phase

Not Applicable

Status

Completed

Sponsor

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Intervention

Intensive light therapy, Exercise

Start date

2/1/2013

Estimated completion

12/1/2016

Countries

Germany

Related genes

Locations

• Hamburg, Germany

Eligibility criteria

Criteria are reproduced from the ClinicalTrials.gov record in the original English. Only the trial team can determine eligibility.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female subjects above the age of 18
* Night shift workers on regular night shifts with at least 3 nights in a row per month during the study period
* Subjects must have been on night shifts for at least 4 weeks before inclusion into the study
* Signed written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Regular use of drugs (prescription or non-prescription, exception: contraceptives) or dietary supplements within 4 weeks before inclusion of the study
* Pregnancy or breast feeding
* Any severe somatic or psychic disease (malignant or non-malignant
* Any known ophthalmological condition that prevents the exposure to bright light (e.g. cataract, glaucoma, retinopathy, macular degeneration, acute eye infections, lesions of the cornea)
* Any skin condition or use of drugs associated with increased photosensitivity;
* Any kind of disability that would prevent the subjects from participation in exercise training sessions