Green light therapy: a new hope for chronic pain sufferers?
NCT ID NCT03677206
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether daily exposure to green LED light can reduce chronic pain. 55 adults with conditions like fibromyalgia or nerve pain will use a green or white light device at home for 2 hours each day over 3 months. Researchers will measure changes in pain levels, medication use, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- green LED light
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to manage chronic pain at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 55 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The effect may be no better than white light.
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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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55 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2016
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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: * Adults ages 18 - 80 able to understand English and comply with study protocol * Peripheral neuropathy from HIV or chemotherapy. * History of fibromyalgia * Headaches * Chronic Pain * 7-day average numeric pain score of 5/10 or greater at baseline evaluation Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects receiving remuneration for their pain treatment * Subjects that are incarcerated * Subjects unable to read English and complete assessments * Addictive behavior, severe clinical depression, or psychotic features
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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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Banner University Medical Center South
Tucson, Arizona, 85713, United States
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