Status:
COMPLETED
Treating Cancer-Related Fatigue Through Systematic Light Exposure
Lead Sponsor:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
University of California, San Diego
Conditions:
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 facto...
Detailed Description
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 facto...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
Exclusion
- 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.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
54 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01873794
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
July 1 2014
Last Update
April 11 2017
Active Locations (2)
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1
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
2
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States, 10029