Journal article
Light therapy as a treatment of cancer-related fatigue in (non-)Hodgkin lymphoma survivors (SPARKLE trial): study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial
BMC cancer, Vol.18(1), pp.880-880
2018
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4746-2
PMCID: PMC6131816
PMID: 30200906
Abstract
Background: Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most prevalent and distressing long-term complaints reported by (non-) Hodgkin survivors. To date there has been no standard treatment for CRF in this population. A novel and promising approach to treat CRF is exposure to bright white light therapy. Yet, large scale randomized controlled trials testing its efficacy in these patients and research on potential mechanisms is lacking. The objective of the current study is to investigate the efficacy of light therapy as a treatment for CRF and to explore potential mechanisms.
Methods/design: In a multicenter, randomized controlled trial we are evaluating the efficacy of two intensities of light therapy in reducing CRF complaints and restrictions caused by CRF in survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Secondary outcomes include sleep quality, depression, anxiety, quality of life, cognitive complaints, cancer worries, fatigue catastrophizing, self-efficacy to handle fatigue, biological circadian rhythms of melatonin, cortisol and activity, and biomarkers of inflammation. We will recruit 128 survivors, with fatigue complaints, from academic and general hospitals. Survivors are randomized to either an intervention (exposure to bright white light) or a comparison group (exposure to dim white light). The longitudinal design includes four measurement points at baseline (T0), post-intervention at 3.5 weeks (T1), 3 months post-intervention (T2) and 9 months post-intervention (T3). Each measurement point includes self-reported questionnaires and actigraphy (10 days). T0 and T1 measurements also include collection of blood and saliva samples.
Discussion: Light therapy has the potential to be an effective treatment for CRF in cancer survivors. This study will provide insights on its efficacy and potential mechanisms. If proven to be effective, light therapy will provide an easy to deliver, low-cost and low-burden intervention, introducing a new era in the treatment of CRF.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Light therapy as a treatment of cancer-related fatigue in (non-)Hodgkin lymphoma survivors (SPARKLE trial): study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial
- Creators
- Daniëlle E. J Starreveld - Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The NetherlandsLaurien A Daniels - Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, the NetherlandsHeiddis B Valdimarsdottir - E 101st Street, New York, NY 10029 USAWilliam H Redd - E 101st Street, New York, NY 10029 USAJessie L de Geus - Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSonia Ancoli-Israel - Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr #0733, La Jolla, CA 92093-0737 USASusan Lutgendorf - E228 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, 52241 USACatharina M Korse - Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The NetherlandsJacobien M Kieffer - Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The NetherlandsFlora E van Leeuwen - Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The NetherlandsEveline M. A Bleiker - Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- BMC cancer, Vol.18(1), pp.880-880
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12885-018-4746-2
- PMID
- 30200906
- PMCID
- PMC6131816
- NLM abbreviation
- BMC Cancer
- ISSN
- 1471-2407
- eISSN
- 1471-2407
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; London
- Grant note
- NKI 2015-7909 / ;
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2018
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002490902771
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