Bright idea: blue light may boost both Mom's mood and Baby's development
NCT ID NCT07440355
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
About 11% of new mothers experience postpartum depression, which can affect their baby's growth and development. This study tests whether treating mothers with blue light therapy improves their infants' development and growth during the first year of life. Researchers will compare babies of mothers who received blue light, a control light, or no depression, tracking milestones and physical growth.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Infants born to women 18 years or older, who speak fluent Portuguese and are 4 to 6 weeks postpartum, will participate.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * All eligible children born to mothers diagnosed with PPD up to six weeks postpartum and randomized into two light therapy groups (intervention and control), with an additional control group of mothers without a diagnosis of PPD. These mothers are being randomized in another study (Identifier NCT06246214 at ClinicalTrials.gov). Children born to mothers diagnosed with depression in the last year will enter the study as a fourth group. Exclusion Criteria: * Late preterm newborns (gestational age \< 33 weeks) * Adverse peri- and neonatal outcomes: * periventricular hemorrhage, * leukomalacia, * cardiorespiratory arrest, * resuscitation, * mechanical ventilation, * genetic syndromes * congenital malformations * Vertical HIV exposure.
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Locations
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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90410-000, Brazil
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