Clinical Trial: Randomized Trial Evaluating the Effect of Light Therapy Using Glasses Versus a Sham Device on the Evolution of Self-reported Depressive Disorders in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

U.S., July 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07729358) titled 'Randomized Trial Evaluating the Effect of Light Therapy Using Glasses Versus a Sham Device on the Evolution of Self-reported Depressive Disorders in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients' on July 22.

Brief Summary: Hemodialysis is an intensive treatment, with a lifestyle dictated by the organization of the dialysis center. This treatment is associated with a decrease in quality of life, an increase in sleep disorders, and depressive disorders.

Light therapy could be a non-pharmacological option for treating depressive states in chronic hemodialysis patients. Indeed, the production of melatonin is stimulated by exposure to light of a define...