Light Therapy for Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Childhood Cancer Survivors (NCT07019259)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The purpose of this study is to determine feasibility and acceptability of a six-week at-home light therapy protocol in childhood cancer survivors, to identify facilitators and barriers to implementing this intervention, and to measure signs and symptoms of Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) at baseline and following completion of the at-home light therapy protocol.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (4 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (7 items).
Location: Yale New Haven Health Smilow York Street Hospital — New Haven, Connecticut
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently Pregnant or lactating (by patient report, at initiation or at any point of the study)
- Inability to sit still for at least 15 minutes
- Diagnosis of neuropathy prior to cancer treatment
- Active cancer diagnosis or cancerous skin lesion
- Central nervous system tumor (due to lack of validated measures for CIPN in this population)
- Cancer lesion or open wound in the area to be treated, or any condition that can potentially be made worse by the correct or incorrect use of the device.
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (2 Sites)
- Yale New Haven Health Smilow York Street Hospital — New Haven, Connecticut
- Yale New Haven Health Park Avenue Medical Center — Trumbull, Connecticut
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.