Light therapy as a treatment of cancer-related fatigue in (non-)Hodgkin lymphoma survivors (SPARKLE trial): study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 880 - 11
• Main Authors: Starreveld, Daniëlle E. J., Daniels, Laurien A., Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B., Redd, William H., de Geus, Jessie L., Ancoli-Israel, Sonia, Lutgendorf, Susan, Korse, Catharina M., Kieffer, Jacobien M., van Leeuwen, Flora E., Bleiker, Eveline M. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.09.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Anxiety; B-cell lymphoma; Breast cancer; Cancer; Cancer related fatigue; Cancer Survivors; Cancer therapies; Care and treatment; Chemotherapy; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Chronic illnesses; Circadian rhythm; Circadian rhythms; Clinical Protocols; Clinical trials; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive ability; Disease Management; Fatigue; Fatigue - etiology; Fatigue - therapy; Female; Health aspects; Hematology; Hodgkin Disease - complications; Humans; Intervention; Light therapy; Lymphocytes B; Lymphoma; Male; Melatonin; Mental depression; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Phototherapy; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trial; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Saliva; Sleep; Sleep quality; Studies; Study Protocol; Womens health; Circadian rhythms; Sleep quality; Hematology; Light therapy; Cancer related fatigue; Randomized controlled trial

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, la...