Can meal timing and blue glasses tame mania? new pilot study explores Drug-Free options
NCT ID NCT06504342
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested whether time-restricted eating and blue-blocking glasses can help people with bipolar disorder during manic episodes. The goal was to see if these simple, drug-free approaches are feasible and safe for inpatients. Twenty-one participants were enrolled to track symptom changes and sleep-wake cycles, with results guiding a larger future trial.
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Study facts
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- 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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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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16 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Be over age 16 * Have DSM-5-defined manic symptoms that persist beyond the physiological effects of a substance and a YMRS≥20 * Be willing to have investigators obtain information from the treatment team and electronic medical record * Participants must be able to read and understand English or French. * Be willing and able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Have a history of eating disorders. * Have a diagnosis of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury with residual or long-term effects, parenchymal brain surgery or stroke * Have a neurocognitive disorder * Take hypoglycemia-inducing medications * Be pregnant/lactating women * Have a diagnosis of sleep apnea * Have any other medical condition for which physician or investigator team expresses concern about safety or ability to participate in the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ottawa Hospital Research Insitute
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4E9, Canada
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