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chronotherapy

American  
[kron-uh-ther-uh-pee, kroh-nuh-] / ˌkrɒn əˈθɛr ə pi, ˌkroʊ nə- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. a treatment for insomnia in which a person's normal cycle of waking and sleeping is altered.


Etymology

Origin of chronotherapy

First recorded in 1975–80; chrono- + therapy

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"Studies in humans are clearly required. Regarding intense light therapy, chronotherapy and restricted feeding are low-risk strategies that should be tested sooner than later."

From Science Daily Mar. 14, 2024

The growing understanding of circadian rhythms also could offer help through what's known as chronotherapy.

From Scientific American Jun. 20, 2023

In one of the most cited cancer chronotherapy studies so far, Lévi and his team randomly assigned 186 people to either chronotherapy or standard treatment for colon cancer8.

From Nature Apr. 16, 2018

The largest cancer chronotherapy trial so far — also led by Lévi — tested chronotherapy or conventional chemotherapy delivery in 564 people with metastatic colorectal cancer11.

From Nature Apr. 16, 2018

In some ways, chronotherapy could represent another arm in the effort to individualize treatments.

From Nature Apr. 16, 2018

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