Could a daily 'Lollipop' light stop mouth sores in transplant patients?
NCT ID NCT05335434
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a daily light therapy device placed inside the mouth to prevent severe mouth sores in people receiving a stem cell transplant. Twenty adults will use the device for about 2-3 minutes each day from the start of their conditioning chemotherapy through day 20 after transplant. The main goal is to see how many days of severe mouth sores occur, compared to what is normally expected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- THOR LX2.3 with LED Lollipop (a light-emitting device placed in the mouth)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to prevent painful mouth sores during stem cell transplant recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 20 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The device may not reduce sores more than standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
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- 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: * Planned to undergo myeloablative allogeneic HCT using FluBu4 conditioning and Tac-Mtx GVHD prophylaxis. * Age ≥18 years. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who have had treatment with intraoral PBMT within four weeks of admission for HSCT. * Participants who have a history of radiation therapy to the head and neck. * Participants who have a history of photosensitivity or underlying disease with known photosensitivity. * Participants who are planned to receive palifermin for OM prevention.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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