Light therapy may ease recovery for blood cancer patients

NCT ID NCT05737732

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests whether carefully timed lighting can help multiple myeloma patients undergoing their first stem cell transplant. Two hundred participants will receive either bright morning light and dim evening light, or dim light all day. Researchers will measure sleep quality, inflammation, fever, and symptoms over two months to see if the lighting schedule improves recovery.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Circadian Effective Lighting (special light bulbs and schedules)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help multiple myeloma patients sleep better, feel less fatigued, and recover more comfortably after a stem cell transplant.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage study testing a non-drug intervention, so the benefits may be small or not show up at all. The results may not apply to all patients or settings.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

plasma cell myeloma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

MULTIPLE MYELOMA

Contacts and locations

Locations

Icahn Schoool of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10029, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10065, United States

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