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Brief Title: Bright White Light Therapy for the Improvement of Sleep, Fatigue, Distress, Depression, and Anxiety in Hospitalized Leukemia Patients
Official Title: The Effects of Bright White Light Therapy on Fatigue, Sleep, Distress, Depression and Anxiety in the Hospitalized Leukemia Patient
Study ID: NCT04597086
Brief Summary: This trial investigates how well bright white light therapy works in improving sleep, fatigue, distress, depression, and anxiety, side effects that are often experienced during an intense leukemia treatment regimen, in hospitalized leukemia patients. Bright white light therapy may help to control these symptoms, and information from this study may help doctors and nurses learn more about methods for decreasing these symptoms.
Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To assess the efficacy of bright white light therapy (BWLT) on fatigue in patients diagnosed with leukemia during their hospitalization. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the efficacy of BWLT on sleep disturbance in patients diagnosed with leukemia during their hospitalization. I. To assess the efficacy of BWLT on anxiety in patients diagnosed with leukemia during their hospitalization. III. To assess the efficacy of BWLT on depression in patients diagnosed with leukemia during their hospitalization. IV. To assess the efficacy of BWLT on distress in patients diagnosed with leukemia during their hospitalization. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: Patients receive BWLT over 30 minutes in addition to standard of care daily during hospital stay. GROUP II: Patients receive standard of care during hospital stay.
Minimum Age:
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Name: Shelly Brown, MS, APRN-CNS
Affiliation: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR