Can morning light boost melanoma treatment? new trial tests simple iPad therapy
NCT ID NCT07628894
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial tests whether a home-based morning light therapy program can help people with advanced melanoma who are receiving tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy. The light therapy is delivered through an iPad app and aims to improve the body's natural sleep-wake cycle, which may be disrupted by cancer and hospital stays. The study will enroll 8 participants and focus on whether the light therapy is safe and easy to follow.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Circadian-Optimized Light Therapy (COLT) via iPad app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to boost the effectiveness of TIL therapy for advanced melanoma by improving patients' sleep-wake cycles.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small pilot study with only 8 participants. It is designed mainly to test if the light therapy is safe and doable, not whether it actually helps. The results may not apply to other patients or settings.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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