Could light therapy ease nerve pain from childhood cancer treatment?

NCT ID NCT07019259

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a six-week at-home light therapy program is practical and helpful for childhood cancer survivors who have nerve pain or numbness from chemotherapy. Twenty survivors aged 5 and older will use a light therapy device on their symptoms for 15 minutes, three days a week. Researchers will measure how well participants stick with the program and whether symptoms improve.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Anodyne Therapy System (light therapy device)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a simple, at-home way to reduce nerve pain and numbness in childhood cancer survivors.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early feasibility study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply widely. Light therapy may not work for everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer chemotherapy-induced neuropathy childhood malignant neoplasm neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Yale New Haven Health Park Avenue Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Trumbull, Connecticut, 06611, United States

  • Yale New Haven Health Smilow York Street Hospital

    RECRUITING

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States