Assessing Efficacy of a Light Therapy and Occupational Therapy Fatigue Management-Based Intervention for Patients With Genitourinary Cancers
City of Hope Medical Center
Summary
This clinical trial evaluates light therapy and occupational therapy in improving cancer related fatigue (CRF) patients with genitourinary cancers. Light therapy is a non-pharmacological and evidence-based intervention for managing fatigue in cancer patients. The use of light therapy can provide a low burden, inexpensive, and easy to disseminate intervention approach that can potentially have a larger impact on CRF. In addition, occupational therapy is a standard, but often underutilized, component of the multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care. Using the combination of light therapy and occupational therapy may be effective in CRF management.
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To evaluate patient's fatigue at post-intervention (3 months from baseline). SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. To evaluate whether the change (improvement) in fatigue as measured by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue tool, from pre-interventions to post interventions is significantly different between intervention groups in patients with genitourinary cancers. THIRD OBJECTIVE: I. To assess patient perceived changes in occupational performance as measured by the Canadian Occupational and Performance Measure (COPM) tool, in the occupational ther…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 and over * Sufficiently fluent in English * On active treatment receiving systemic therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal therapy, etc.) or radiotherapy * Patients with diagnosis of a genitourinary (GU) cancer (e.g., prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer) who have grade 1 or 2 fatigue based on physician assessment at the time of study entry * Clinician assessed prognosis of greater than or equal to six months * Willing and independently able to provide consent * Receive a pre-screen FACIT-Fatigue score of less than or equal to 30 Exclusion Criteria:…
Interventions
- OtherBest Practice
Undergo routine treatment and usual follow up care
- DeviceBright White Light Therapy
Undergo bright white therapy
- BehavioralOccupational Therapy
Undergo occupational therapy
- OtherQuestionnaire Administration
Complete questionnaires
Location
- City of Hope Medical CenterDuarte, California