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Bright Light Therapy During Residential Alcohol Withdrawal

Bright Light Therapy During Residential Alcohol Withdrawal : a Double Blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Study

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier St Anne

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

May 31, 2022

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

alcohol withdrawalAlcohol Use Disorder

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of light therapy versus placebo in patients undergoing alcohol withdrawal.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 65 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

  • Patients must be aged from 18 to 65 years old and have a diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder
  • Patients must be intreated for alcohol withdrawal, for at least two weeks
  • Patients must report heavy drinking episodes in the past month
  • Patients must be able to understand medical information and consent to the treatment
  • Patients must be considering a goal of abstinence from alcohol

Exclusion Criteria7

  • Ophthalmic pathology (cataract, macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa) and diseases affecting the retina (retinopathy, diabetes, herpes, etc.)
  • Subjects who have already received light therapy in the last 6 months
  • Lactating of pregnant women
  • Psychiatric comorbidity requiring an intreatment, or risk of manic episode (subjects with depressive or anxious symptoms compatible with an out-treatment can be included)
  • Substance Use Disorder other than alcohol and/or tobacco
  • Severe cognitive impairment (MOCA < 10)
  • Patients being under legal protection measure

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Interventions

OTHERLight exposure

30 minutes morning exposure to light (10 000 lux) using a light-box device filtering UV (CE marking)

OTHERPlacebo light

30 minutes exposure to the same device using a filter inactivating light intensity (\< 10 lux)

Locations(1)

Adult Emergency Department - Bichât Hospital

Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

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