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Light Therapy and Occupational Therapy Fatigue Management-Based Intervention for Patients With Genitourinary Cancers
Assessing Efficacy of a Light Therapy and Occupational Therapy Fatigue Management-Based Intervention for Patients With Genitourinary Cancers
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Exclusion Criteria: * 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
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Best Practice (other)
- Bright White Light Therapy (device)
- Occupational Therapy (behavioral)
- Questionnaire Administration (other)
Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center · Participants: 224 · Started: Nov 29, 2022
Contact the study team
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05519878
Locations in the U.S.
| California | City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.