Light Therapy and Occupational Therapy Fatigue Management-Based Intervention for Patients With Genitourinary Cancers

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Bladder Carcinoma, Genitourinary System Neoplasm, Kidney Carcinoma, Prostate Carcinoma

In brief

This clinical trial evaluates light therapy and occupational therapy in improving cancer related fatigue (CRF) patients with genitourinary cancers. Light therapy is a non-pharmacological and evidence-based intervention for managing fatigue in cancer patients. The use of light therapy can provide a low burden, inexpensive, and easy to disseminate intervention approach that can potentially have a larger impact on CRF. In addition, occupational therapy is a standard, but often underutilized, component of the multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care. Using the combination of light therapy and occupational therapy may be effective in CRF management.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05519878

Run by

City of Hope Medical Center

People needed

224

Starts

2022-11-29

Expected to finish

2027-05-25

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 18 and over
• Sufficiently fluent in English
• On active treatment receiving systemic therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal therapy, etc.) or radiotherapy
• Patients with diagnosis of a genitourinary (GU) cancer (e.g., prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer) who have grade 1 or 2 fatigue based on physician assessment at the time of study entry
• Clinician assessed prognosis of greater than or equal to six months
• Willing and independently able to provide consent
• Receive a pre-screen FACIT-Fatigue score of less than or equal to 30

You may not qualify if…

• Severe sleep disorders (e.g. narcolepsy)
• Eye Diseases which limit the ability of light to be processed (e.g. untreated cataracts, severe glaucoma, macular degeneration, blindness, pupil dilation problems or other retinal disorder)
• Severe psychological impairment (e.g., bipolar disorder or manic episodes)
• Current employment in night shift work
• Previous use of light therapy to alleviate fatigue or depressive symptoms
• Secondary cancer diagnosis within the past 5 years
• Plans to travel across meridians during treatment
• Pregnancy
• Currently recovering from previous eye surgery within the past 6 months that causes eye irritation
• Sensitivity to light, epilepsy, or a history of seizures

Where it is running

• City of Hope Medical Center — Duarte, California, United States (enrolling)

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