Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Light Therapy to Treat Depression in Pediatric Stem Cell Therapy Recipients
Lead Sponsor:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Conditions:
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The participants are being asked to be in this clinical trial, a type of research study, because the participants are going to have a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) in the near future. Part...
Detailed Description
If you decide to be in this study, you will be asked to: * Complete some surveys before the study begins * Take more surveys for about 4 weeks * Wear light therapy glasses for about 30 minutes each d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥8 to \<18 years of age at the time of enrollment
- Allogeneic HSCT planned to occur between 7 and 10 days in the future from recruitment
- Patient and/or primary caregiver reads and writes in English or Spanish
- Participant/guardian is willing to sign informed consent
- Optional interview participants must be English speaking
- Baseline self-report of depressive symptoms on the PROMIS® Pediatric Depressive Symptoms v3.0 (PROMIS-PedDepSx) ≥ 55
Exclusion
- Taking photosensitizing medications
- Total blindness / complete lack of light perception bilaterally
- Significant physiological or psychological impairment that interferes with participation
- Any patient that, in the opinion of the primary investigator is not appropriate for the study
- Inability or unwillingness of research participant or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent.
- Non-English-speaking participants will not be eligible for the optional qualitative interview
- Baseline self-report of depressive symptoms on the PROMIS® Pediatric Depressive Symptoms v3.0 (PROMIS-PedDepSx) \< 55
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
98 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06496477
Start Date
December 1 2025
End Date
January 1 2028
Last Update
October 27 2025
Active Locations (1)
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105