The SleepWell Study - Chronotherapeutic Intervention to Improve Sleep Following ACS

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. severe disabling chronic medical and/or psychiatric comorbidities determined on a case-by-case basis that prevent safe or adequate participation;
• •2. deemed unable to comply with the protocol (either self-selected or indicated during screening that s/he/they could not complete all requested tasks). This includes, but is not limited to, patients with a level of cognitive impairment indicative of dementia, patients with current alcohol or substance abuse, and patients with severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia);
• •3. unavailable for follow-up for reasons such as terminal illness and imminent plans to leave the United States (as we have migrant or mobile patients due to their citizenship and work issues);
• •4. Non-English speaking;
• •5. Lack of reliable phone or e-mail access;
• •6. History of bipolar disorder (manic episode can be triggered by BLT) or positive screen for bipolar disorder based on the Mood Disorder Questionnaire;
• •7. Eye disease including glaucoma or retinopathy (BLT contraindications);
• •8. Blindness;
• •9. Night shift work schedules;
• •10. taking any anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medications; and
• •11. taking other medications that increase sensitivity to light (by self-report).
• •Patients will be eligible for PHASE B if they meet the following criteria:
• •1. severe disabling chronic medical and/or psychiatric comorbidities determined on a case-by-case basis that prevent safe or adequate participation;
• •2. deemed unable to comply with the protocol (either self-selected or indicated during screening that s/he/they could not complete all requested tasks). This includes, but is not limited to, patients with a level of cognitive impairment indicative of dementia, patients with current alcohol or substance abuse, and patients with severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia);
• •3. unavailable for follow-up for reasons such as terminal illness and imminent plans to leave the United States (as we have migrant or mobile patients due to their citizenship and work issues);
• •4. Non-English and non-Spanish speaking;
• •5. Lack of reliable phone or e-mail access;
• •6. History of bipolar disorder (manic episode can be triggered by BLT) or positive screen for bipolar disorder based on the Mood Disorder Questionnaire;
• •7. Eye disease including glaucoma or retinopathy (BLT contraindications);
• •8. Blindness;
• •9. Night shift work schedules;
• •10. taking any anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medications; and
• •11. taking other medications that increase sensitivity to light (by self-report).