The Effect of Light Therapy on Chronic Pain

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03677206

Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting

First Posted : September 19, 2018

Last Update Posted : November 28, 2023

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Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Mohab Ibrahim, PhD MD, University of Arizona

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Recruitment Status :	Active, not recruiting
Actual Primary Completion Date :	June 2023
Estimated Study Completion Date :	December 2026

Publications of Results:

Smith AA, Friedemann ML. Perceived family dynamics of persons with chronic pain. J Adv Nurs. 1999 Sep;30(3):543-51. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01123.x.

Gray D, Coon H, McGlade E, Callor WB, Byrd J, Viskochil J, Bakian A, Yurgelun-Todd D, Grey T, McMahon WM. Comparative analysis of suicide, accidental, and undetermined cause of death classification. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2014 Jun;44(3):304-16. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12079.

Hwang MH, Shin JH, Kim KS, Yoo CM, Jo GE, Kim JH, Choi H. Low level light therapy modulates inflammatory mediators secreted by human annulus fibrosus cells during intervertebral disc degeneration in vitro. Photochem Photobiol. 2015 Mar-Apr;91(2):403-10. doi: 10.1111/php.12415. Epub 2015 Jan 26.

Other Publications:

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education. Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2011. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK91497/

Hooley JM, Franklin JC, Nock MK. Chronic pain and suicide: understanding the association. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2014;18(8):435. doi: 10.1007/s11916-014-0435-2.

Hassett AL, Aquino JK, Ilgen MA. The risk of suicide mortality in chronic pain patients. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2014;18(8):436. doi: 10.1007/s11916-014-0436-1.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Martin L, Porreca F, Mata EI, Salloum M, Goel V, Gunnala P, Killgore WDS, Jain S, Jones-MacFarland FN, Khanna R, Patwardhan A, Ibrahim MM. Green Light Exposure Improves Pain and Quality of Life in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Preliminary One-Way Crossover Clinical Trial. Pain Med. 2021 Feb 4;22(1):118-130. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa329.

Martin LF, Patwardhan AM, Jain SV, Salloum MM, Freeman J, Khanna R, Gannala P, Goel V, Jones-MacFarland FN, Killgore WD, Porreca F, Ibrahim MM. Evaluation of green light exposure on headache frequency and quality of life in migraine patients: A preliminary one-way cross-over clinical trial. Cephalalgia. 2021 Feb;41(2):135-147. doi: 10.1177/0333102420956711. Epub 2020 Sep 9.

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