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Light Therapy to Treat Depression in Pediatric Stem Cell Therapy Recipients
Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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. Participants that get HSCT's often get depression and/or suffer from depressive symptoms, tiredness, and sleep disturbances. Primary Objective To evaluate the efficacy of BL therapy for the treatment of depression in children and adolescents undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Secondary Objectives * To evaluate the temporal effect and magnitude of BL vs. DL therapy on depression in pediatric patients undergoing HSCT. * To evaluate the efficacy of BL therapy for the treatment of fatigue in children and adolescents undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant. * To evaluate the response of BL therapy versus DL on sleep quality. Exploratory Objectives * To compare incidence of positive delirium screenings between those receiving BL therapy versus DL * To evaluate participant and caregiver perceptions of the acceptability, ease of use, and risks/benefits of the use of Light Therapy Glasses during HSCT utilizing qualitative interviews.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 18 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
98
Start Date
2026-04
Completion Date
2028-01
Last Updated
2026-02-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Ayo wearable
Primary study device - the Ayo wearable which are glasses that emit either bright blue-spectrum white light or dim blue-spectrum white light or Mini motion logger AAM-32 - an actigraphy device work during the first and last week of the study on the participants wrist throughout most of the day, measuring activity. This will be used as an indicator of sleep.
Locations (1)
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States