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Evidence suggests Light Therapy maydecreaseDepression.
22 studies (24 claims)
Typical dose 6250000 ml
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| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| light-therapy | Decreases - antidepressant efficacy | depression | Human | depressed patients | Not specified | Circadian rhythms and treatment implications in depression.cited 94× |
| light therapy | Increases - improves | depression | Human | patients with Parkinson's disease | Not specified | Sleep-wake disturbances in Parkinson's disease: current evidence regarding diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.cited 20× |
| light therapy | Decreases - has been shown to be an effective antidepressant | depression | Human | — | Bright white-yellowish light or dim green light for half an hour every morning. | Light therapy for better mood and insulin sensitivity in patients with major depression and type 2 diabetes: a randomised, double-blind, parallel-arm trial.cited 21× |
| light therapy | Decreases - has a moderate effect on | depression | Human | cognitively impaired persons | Light intensity of 2,500 lux or greater (specific frequency not mentioned) | Effectiveness of Light Therapy in Cognitively Impaired Persons: A Metaanalysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.cited 19× |
| light therapy | Decreases - can alleviate symptoms of | depression | Human | cognitively impaired persons | Light intensity of 2,500 lux or greater (specific frequency not mentioned) | Effectiveness of Light Therapy in Cognitively Impaired Persons: A Metaanalysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.cited 19× |
| light therapy | Decreases - antidepressant effect | depression | Human | — | Not specified | Perspectives in affective disorders: Clocks and sleep.cited 63× |
| light therapy | Decreases - might be a promising treatment for | depression | Human | a subgroup of highly insulin-resistant individuals with type 2 diabetes | 10,000 lux daily. | Effects of Light Therapy on Mood and Insulin Sensitivity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Depression: Results From a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.cited 30× |
| light therapy | Decreases - has shown a promising antidepressant effect | depression | Human | — | Not specified | Dynamic LED-light versus static LED-light for depressed inpatients: study protocol for a randomised clinical study.cited 2× |
| Light Therapy (LT) | Decreases - positive effect | depression | Human | patients affected by bipolar depression | Not specified | Antidepressant light therapy for bipolar patients: A meta-analyses.cited 9× |
| Light Therapy (LT) | Decreases - significant effect | depression | Human | patients affected by bipolar depression | Not specified | Antidepressant light therapy for bipolar patients: A meta-analyses.cited 9× |
| light therapy | Decreases - effectiveness in treating | depression | Human | — | Not specified | Light-sensitive circuits related to emotional processing underlie the antidepressant neural targets of light therapy.cited 9× |
| Light therapy (LT) | Decreases - may alleviate | depression | Human | patients with ND | — | Light therapy: a new option for neurodegenerative diseases.cited 19× |
| light therapy | Decreases - was associated with a significant improvement in | depression | Human | cancer patients | Light intensities ranged from 417.9 to 12,000 lux (specific dosage not quantified) | Effect of Light Therapy on Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 18× |
| Light therapy (LT) | Decreases - showed significant optimization | depression | Human | patients with idiopathic PD | Not specified | Efficacy and Safety of Light Therapy as a Home Treatment for Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson Disease: A Meta-Analysis.cited 9× |
| light therapy | Increases - induced improvements | depression | Human | persons with Parkinson's disease (PwP) | Not specified | The multimodal effect of circadian interventions in Parkinson's disease: A narrative review.cited 3× |
| light therapy | No effect - did not predict change in depression | depression | Human | adults with Major Depression, Recurrent with Seasonal Pattern | Not specified | Personality Pathology in Winter Depression: Prevalence and Treatment Trajectories in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Light Therapy.cited 2× |
| light therapy | Decreases - reduced | depression | Human | people living with dementia | Not specified | Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people living with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 5× |
| light therapy | No effect - appeared to be more effective in terms of alleviating sleep disturbances, rather than reducing | depression | Human | people with dementia | Not available | The Effects of Light Therapy on Sleep, Agitation and Depression in People With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.cited 9× |
| light therapy | Decreases - alleviates | depression | Human | — | Not specified | Light therapy for sleep disturbance comorbid depression in relation to neural circuits and interactive hormones-A systematic review.cited 1× |
| light therapy | Decreases - was more effective than the placebo group | depression | Human | women during pregnancy and the postnatal period | Not specified | The effects of light therapy on depression and sleep in women during pregnancy or the postpartum period: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 8× |
| light therapy | Decreases - could be considered an effective treatment | depression | Human | women during pregnancy and the postnatal period | Not specified | The effects of light therapy on depression and sleep in women during pregnancy or the postpartum period: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 8× |
| light therapy | Decreases - alleviate | depression | Human | patients with AD | Not Assessed | The effect of light therapy on sleep disorders and psychobehavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A meta-analysis.cited 12× |
| light therapy | Decreases - showed small-to-medium effect on reducing | depression | Human | people living with dementia (PLWD) | Not specified | The Effects of Light Therapy on Sleep, Depression, Neuropsychiatric Behaviors, and Cognition Among People Living With Dementia: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.cited 4× |
| light therapy (LT) | No effect - discrepant results | depression | Human | patients with PTSD | Not specified | Light Therapy in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review of Interventional Studies. |
| light therapy | Decreases - trend towards a reduction | depression (DASS-21) | Human | hemodialysis patients | 30 minutes of light therapy three times a week. | [LUMIDIAL: feasibility of light therapy in hemodialysis, pilot study and real-life experience]. |