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Light Therapy for Post-Cardiac Surgery Pain

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Led By Sean Kiley, MD

Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 1 week

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will see if LED lights can reduce post-op pain in ICU patients after heart surgery.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for patients at Mayo Clinic, Florida who have just had heart surgery and are now in the ICU. It's not for those who don't want to join, can't see colors properly, have untreated cataracts, need lots of pain meds normally, aren't stable after surgery, have dementia or delirium, or are pregnant.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if green or white light from LEDs can help reduce pain after heart surgery when used in the ICU. Researchers want to see if this light therapy is practical and effective based on recent studies.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves exposure to LED lights rather than drugs or invasive procedures, side effects might be minimal but could include discomfort from the light or potential eye strain.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 1 week

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 1 week

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 1 week for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in postoperative pain

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Green light therapy groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting after cardiac surgery will have green light therapy via green light emitting diode (GLED) for the duration of the ICU stay or up to 1 week.

Group II: Placebo GroupPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Subjects in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting after cardiac surgery will have filtered white light emitting diodes (WLED) as a placebo for the duration of the ICU stay or up to 1 week.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor

3,216 Previous Clinical Trials

3,767,364 Total Patients Enrolled

Sean Kiley, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic

Media Library

Green light therapy group Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05853731 — N/A

Intensive Care Unit Research Study Groups: Green light therapy group, Placebo Group

Intensive Care Unit Clinical Trial 2023: Green light therapy group Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05853731 — N/A

Green light therapy group 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05853731 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Can minors benefit from participation in this experiment?

"This research is seeking volunteers aged 18 and older, but below 99 years old."

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Could I qualify to contribute to this medical experiment?

"The selection criteria for this study necessitates that participants have spent time in an ICU and are between 18 and 99 years old. At present, the experiment is enlisting roughly 124 individuals."

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Is there currently an opportunity to take part in this research endeavor?

"This trial is not presently recruiting participants, as evidenced by the timestamp of its last update on clinicaltrials.gov (4/29/2023). However, there are an abundance of other trials actively seeking patients to enroll in their studies."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

The Effect of Light Therapy on Post-Surgical Pain

Sean P. Kiley 2023. "The Effect of Light Therapy on Post-Surgical Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05853731.