Effects of Combined Blue and Red Home-Based Light Therapy on Sleep in Adults With Self-Reported Sleep Difficulties

The goal of this intervention is to learn if a combination of morning blue light and evening red light therapy can improve sleep quality in adults with subclinical sleep complaints (non-diagnosed difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep). The main questions it aims to answer are: Does combined morning blue light and evening red light therapy reduce sleep onset latency (the time it takes to fall asleep) and improve sleep efficiency? Does this light therapy intervention improve subjective alertness upon awakening? Researchers will compare each participant's objective and subjective sleep data during a 7-day baseline (habitual routine) with their data during a 7-day light therapy intervention to assess whether light therapy improves sleep and daytime alertness.

NCT Number	NCT07465250
Lead Sponsor	Colorado State University
Conditions	Sleep
Enrollment	20 participants
Start Date	2024-07-09
Primary Completion	2025-07-07 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-07-07 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-12