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CompletedNCT02677987

The "Light for the Brain" Study

Treating Cognitive Impairments in Cancer Patients Via Systematic Light Exposure

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
47 (actual)
Sponsor
Northwestern University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
21 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Cognitive impairment (such as memory problems) due to cancer and its treatment can interfere with quality of life and can linger long after treatment has ended, yet research examining cognitive rehabilitation approaches has produced limited clinical benefit. The proposed study will provide information about systematic light exposure for the treatment of cognitive impairment in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) survivors and will investigate how it works. This study would facilitate the development of this potential treatment, giving health care providers and cancer survivors a much-needed tool to help with cancer-related cognitive impairment.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEIntervention systematic light exposureBright light using Litebook device.
DEVICEComparison systematic light exposureDim light using modified Litebook device.

Timeline

Start date
2016-04-01
Primary completion
2019-10-01
Completion
2021-03-01
First posted
2016-02-09
Last updated
2022-04-18
Results posted
2022-04-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02677987. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.