Clinical trial · Interventional
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
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladder Carcinoma | Bladder Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Genitourinary System Neoplasm | Genitourinary System Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Kidney Carcinoma | Kidney Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Prostate Carcinoma | Prostate Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Practice | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Bright White Light Therapy | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Occupational Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm I (BWL)
- description
- Patients self-administer 30 minutes of light delivered via light glasses every morning for 3 months. Patients attend 6 follow up sessions to address any questions regarding the wearable light therapy glasses.
- interventionNames
- Device: Bright White Light Therapy
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm II (OT)
- description
- Patients undergo 6 occupational therapist-led sessions over 60 minutes each.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Occupational Therapy
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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
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