
CBD Oil for Reducing Emotional Impact of COVID-19
Anxiety DepressionAlcohol Abuse4 moreOur purpose is to conduct a 4-arm placebo-controlled clinical trial to investigate the relative clinical efficacy of 300 mg. of pure hemp-derived CBD isolate, 300 mg. of full spectrum CBD oil, 300 mg. of broad- spectrum CBD Oil, or Placebo oil among adults presenting with COVID-19 -induced stress reactions including one or more of the following: anxiety, depression, anger, substance use, or sleep disturbance.

CBD for Sleep in People With HIV
Sleep DisturbanceThis study will obtain preliminary information about whether, and at what dose, cannabidiol (CBD) may help with insomnia in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The study will be a 5-week randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled phase II trial using daily oral CBD doses between 50mg and 600mg. Sleep problems will be measured using a wrist-worn device and by self-report. Performance on tests of thinking skills will be compared before and after CBD/placebo treatment. Positive study results will provide support for the use of CBD as a potential treatment for insomnia.

The Effect of Mindfulness Training Before Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty on Sleep Quality
Sleep DisturbanceArthropathyThe primary purpose of this study is the determine whether a 15 minute Mindfulness Meditation (MM) administered at the preoperative appointment prior to primary unilateral total joint arthroplasty (TJA) results in any improvement in Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score, a validated metric for sleep quality, at 2, 6 or 12 weeks post-operatively.

Daily Light Exposure for Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue, and Functional Outcomes in Acute Brain Injury...
StrokeTraumatic Brain Injury1 moreThe purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of daily morning exposure to colored light in patients receiving acute inpatient rehabilitation services for stroke, traumatic brain injury, or non-traumatic brain injury with sleep disturbances such as poor nighttime sleep and/or excessive daytime sleepiness.In a two-arm randomized placebo-controlled study with pre-exposure and post-exposure assessments, we are comparing the effects of daily morning exposure to either blue light or red light on objective sleep quality, subjective sleep quality, functional rehabilitation outcomes, cognitive symptoms, fatigue, and neurological symptoms.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Doxazosin for Nightmares, Sleep Disturbance, and Non-Nightmare...
Stress DisordersPost-TraumaticThis randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of doxazosin will assess doxazosin's effectiveness for PTSD nightmares, subjective sleep quality, and non-nightmare PTSD symptoms in adult men and women veterans with full and partial-syndromal PTSD.

Auricular Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances
Sleep DisturbanceA randomized controlled trial of auricular acupuncture for sleep disturbances. Objective 1: Evaluate the effectiveness of a specific protocol of auricular acupuncture in the treatment of sleep disturbance among active duty and otherDoD beneficiaries. Objective 2: Test whether a brief course of auricular acupuncture treatments among active duty and other DoD beneficiaries with sleep disturbance willalso decrease severity of anxiety, depression, pain and improve sleep and social functioning in subgroup analysis of subjects with known or newlydiagnosed mental health disorders (e.g., anxiety disorders, depression). Null Hypothesis: Auricular Acupuncture has no effect on sleep disturbance. Alternative Hypothesis: Auricular Acupuncture reduces sleep disturbance.

The Effect of a Lighting Intervention on Sleep in Parkinson Disease
Parkinson DiseaseSleep Disturbance50 participants with Parkinson's disease will be recruited to complete actigraphy studies to assess sleep disturbances. For this, participants will wear an Actigraph for seven days. Thirty of these participants with sleep disturbance will go on to receive a tailored lighting intervention (TLI) to assess the effect on sleep, fatigue, and circadian entrainment via urinary melatonin levels.

Effect of Aerobic Training on Sleep Problems and Pulmonary Functions in Children With Down Syndrome...
Down SyndromeThe study will be conducted to determine the effect of aerobic training on sleep problems and pulmonary functions in children with Down syndrome.

Adjunctive Bright Light Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder
Opioid Use DisorderSleep DisturbanceInvestigators propose to conduct a pilot single-blind, parallel arm, randomized placebo-controlled trial evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of bright light therapy on reward system functioning among patients undergoing medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.

Combination Therapy for Treatment of Sleep Disturbance in Patients With Advanced Cancer
SleepFatigue3 moreTo learn if Cognitive Behavior Therapy (called CBT), combined with either Bright Light Therapy (called BLT), methylphenidate, and/or melatonin, can help improve sleep and other related symptoms such as fatigue, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients. This is an investigational study. In this study, BLT, Methylphenidate and Melatonin will be compared to their placebos.