Light therapy: a new hope for chronic pain sufferers?

NCT ID NCT05956067

Terminated Symptom relief Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study explores whether shining specific colors of light into the eyes can help people with chronic low back pain or fibromyalgia feel less pain. Sixty adults will use a portable light device for 2 hours daily over 5 days. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and worth studying further for pain relief.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: colored light (green, white, or S-cone modulating) delivered via a portable light display device
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to ease chronic pain using light therapy.
What could go wrong: This is a very early, small feasibility study (60 people) that is currently suspended. It only tests if the method is practical, not whether it truly reduces pain, so results may not lead to a proven treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome fibromyalgia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHRONIC LOW-BACK PAIN CHRONIC PAIN FIBROMYALGIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

University Of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27517, United States

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