Could a High-Tech headband clear the fog of chemo brain?
NCT ID NCT07173101
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether a headband with special semiconductors can help with memory and thinking problems (often called 'chemo brain') in people who have had breast or gynecologic cancer. About 50 participants will wear either the active headband or a placebo version for 18 hours a day for 3 weeks, then switch after a 2-week break. The main goal is to see if wearing the headband is practical and safe, and if it eases cognitive symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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7 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant aged 18 years or older. * Diagnosis of breast or gynecologic cancer. * Participant has completed chemotherapy within 90 days of enrollment and no additional chemotherapy is planned for the duration of study treatment. * Perceived cognitive impairment (PCI) score of \< 63 in the FACT-Cog-PCI assessment. * Ability to wear device for at least 18 hours per day during the 6 weeks of intervention. * ECOG Performance Status ≤ 3. * Able to speak and understand English. * Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines. Exclusion Criteria: * History of neurodegenerative conditions, including but not limited to multiple sclerosis, dementia, Alzheimer's, or Parkinson's disease. * History of CNS diseases such as stroke, meningitis, or traumatic brain injury within 12 months of enrollment. * Poorly controlled psychological disorders including alcohol dependence, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder. * Use of tobacco or nicotine products within 90 days of enrollment. * The diagnosis of another malignancy ≤ 12 months before study enrollment, except for those considered to be adequately treated with no evidence of disease or symptoms and/or will not require therapy during the study duration per treating investigator (i.e., basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer). * Known brain metastases or cranial epidural disease. * History of poorly controlled diabetes in the opinion of the investigator. * Any other condition that would, in the Investigator's judgment, contraindicate the participant's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns or compliance with clinical study procedures. * Active infection requiring systemic therapy. * Participants taking prohibited medications as described in Section 6.5.1. Cautionary medications may be used as described in Section 6.5.2.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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