The Use of Light Therapy for Managing Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Advanced Cancer
Stopped early · Phase 2/Phase 3 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Advanced Cancers
In brief
The goal of this research study is to learn if a type of light therapy can be used to help patients with advanced cancer who are having difficulty sleeping to sleep better.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01193530
- Run by
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- People needed
- 12
- Starts
- 2011-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-03-26
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Advanced cancer patients seen in Supportive Care outpatient clinic at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, with average sleep disturbance >=4 out of 10 for at least one week
- Age 18 or greater
- Karnofsky performance status score of >=40 at time of inclusion into study
- Agrees to return to MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) for follow-up visits
- English speaking
You may not qualify if…
- Persons with congenital blindness and self-reported acquired blindness (independent of the cause) with no light perception
- Patients with a history of retinal disease
- Patients with a current diagnosis of major depression disorder or generalized anxiety disorder
- Patients who have received light therapy in the past either as part of treatment for other disorders or as a study subject
- Patients currently on amiodarone, thiazide diuretics or epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors (erlotinib, gefitinib, cetuximab, panitumumab)
- Patients who are currently receiving ultraviolet A light/ultraviolet B light (UVA/UVB) therapy or tanning sessions at salons
- Patients with a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea or narcolepsy
- Patients with >2 hours of direct exposure to outdoor natural light per day (light exposure diary -- screening).
Where it is running
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States
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