Treating Cancer-Related Fatigue Through Systematic Light Exposure
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Breast Cancer, Fatigue, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Light, Quality of Life, Sleep
In brief
Cancer related fatigue (CRF) - a persistent sense of exhaustion related to cancer or cancer treatment - can severely interfere with activities of daily living, and has even been reported to be a factor in patient requests for hastened death. CRF can represent a serious clinical problem years after all treatment has ended. There is currently no effective treatment for CRF. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether systematic exposure to light (from a commercially available Litebook) reduces CRF or other symptoms.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01873794
- Run by
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- People needed
- 54
- Starts
- 2012-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-04-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients:
- With a history of HSCT as treatment for hematological malignancies and related diseases and who are up to 3.5 years post-transplant; OR
- Who are up to three and a half years post completion of chemotherapy OR chemotherapy and radiation for breast cancer with a curative intent;
- AND:
- With a score equal to or less than 33 on the FACIT-Fatigue scale (see below) and no pre-existing anemia (Hb<10gm/dl); or a score equal to or greater than 43 on the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire
- Who are currently over age 18 and at least age 16 at the time of HSCT or time of breast cancer treatment
You may not qualify if…
- Under age 18;
- Pregnancy;
- Confounding underlying medical illnesses;
- History of mania (which is a contra-indication for light treatment) or current clinical depression;
- And any other physical or psychological impairments including a sleep disorder diagnosis which would limit participation.
Where it is running
- Hackensack University Medical Center — Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States
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