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Could smart glasses lift your mood and help you sleep?

NCT ID NCT07168954

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Waterloo Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested a pair of smart glasses called Lumos Glasses that control how much blue light reaches your eyes. The glasses provide bright blue light during the day and block it at night to support your body's natural sleep-wake cycle. Researchers wanted to see if wearing these glasses could improve depression symptoms and sleep quality in 96 adults who spend less than 2 hours outdoors daily.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Lumos Glasses (device that delivers blue light therapy and blue light filtering)
What this could lead to
If it works, these glasses could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease depression and sleep problems at home.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with 96 people. Results may not apply to everyone, and the glasses might not work for severe depression or eye conditions.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

96 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2024

Finished

Jul 2025

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion: Adults, any gender, 18+ years old, residing in Ontario Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale Score \> 7 or PROMIS score \>25 Spend on average less than 2 hours outdoors daily. Exclusion Criteria: MADRS Score above 45, or MADRS suicide score is 5 or 6 People with eye disorders or previous eye surgeries. People who have cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, or other eye disorders. People taking light sensitizing medication. People with bipolar, psychotic disorders or a history of these disorders. People with epilepsy, or history of epilepsy. People with electronic implants, such as pacemakers. Prescription glasses wearers, except for people who can self-supply contact Page 6 of 40 lenses for the duration of the study. People who do not have an iOS or Android based smartphone Shift workers who work night shift or rotating shifts with night shifts

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Depression depressive disorder Parasomnias sleep disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Depression Sleep disturbance

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Ontario, N2L3G1, Canada

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