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Light therapy may shield kids with cancer from chemo mouth sores

NCT ID NCT06623305

Prevention Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether light therapy (photobiomodulation) can prevent mouth sores in children receiving chemotherapy. Fifty children aged 0-30 will receive daily light treatments during hospital stays and at home. Researchers will check if the therapy is easy to use and acceptable to patients and families, and whether it reduces mouth sore severity.

What this could mean

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Active substance
light therapy (photobiomodulation)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to prevent mouth sores in children undergoing cancer treatment, reducing pain and treatment delays.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early feasibility study (50 participants) that primarily measures whether the therapy is practical and acceptable, not yet its effectiveness. It may not show clear benefit.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 50 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Aug 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Sep 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

Up to 30 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Current and new diagnosis patients consented upon admission if deemed eligible 2. Ages 0-30 3. Admitted to CW oncology/BMT inpatient unit, PICU, or West 5 4. Chemotherapy regimen: Methotrexate ≥5 g/m2 (or ≥1 g/m2 if Trisomy 21) OR Anthracycline ≥60 mg/m2 5. Able to speak and understand English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients admitted on BMT service 2. Patients currently experiencing mucositis with a CTCAE grade 4 oral mucositis or higher

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute lymphoblastic leukemia acute myeloid leukemia Burkitt lymphoma cancer Ewing sarcoma germ cell tumor head and neck cancer mucositis neuroblastoma osteosarcoma rhabdomyosarcoma stomatitis prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

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Mucositis oral

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

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