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Can your bedroom light make you smarter? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07471126
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how irregular sleep and certain types of lighting affect thinking skills and brain health. Researchers will monitor 40 healthy adults aged 18-40 to measure changes in sleep, mental performance, and brain chemistry. The goal is to understand these connections, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy participants 18-40 years old. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Volunteers must be drug-free (including caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol) for the entire duration of the study, with no history of drug or alcohol dependency. 2. Subjects must be free from any significant impairments of the visual system, including color blindness. 3. Subjects must be ambulatory, have no major visual or auditory handicaps, and be free from any major acute, chronic or debilitating medical conditions. 4. history of psychiatric illnesses or psychiatric disorders 5. History of consistent work during the overnight hours for the one year prior to study. 6. History of transmeridian travel \>2 times zones, will require a 1 week wash out per hour of time difference from the Eastern Standard/Daylight Time zone.
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