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Terminated Not applicable Interventional

Transcranial Pulse Near-Infrared Light in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: a Placebo-Controlled Study

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03420456

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Official title

Transcranial Pulse Near-Infrared Light in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: a Placebo-Controlled Study (Lighten-GAD)

Brief summary

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Transcranial Light Therapy involves non-invasive and invisible beams of light that increase energy metabolism in the brain. Transcranial light therapy has been found to promote brain metabolism which may help people with anxiety. The research team proposes a novel approach to treating anxiety by using transcranial light therapy.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03420456
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
17 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Sep 23, 2018
Primary completion
May 5, 2019
Completion
May 5, 2019
Last update posted
Aug 4, 2020

2018 – 2019

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Massachusetts General Hospital- Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Boston Massachusetts 02114

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