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NCT Number: NCT05675930

A Study of Photobiomodulation (PBM) Therapy in People With Oral Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) After Stem Cell Transplant

The purpose of this study is to find out whether photobiomodulation/PBM therapy using the Thor LX2.3 therapy system is a safe and effective treatment for oral Graft-Versus-Host Disease/GVHD.

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Key information

Age range

4 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

National Institute of Health (Data Collection AND Specimen Analysis), Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Allo-HCT recipients
  • Age ≥ 4 years-old
  • Oral cGvHD with NIH-modified OMRS score ≥ 3 who have failed ≥ 1 line of therapy, including topical corticosteroids..
  • No change in systemic immunosuppressive therapy (type or intensity level) within 2 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • If a patient is currently using another oral topical treatment for mouth lesions/symptoms, patient must be stable on this treatment for ≥2 weeks prior to study enrollment. Patient may continue same topical dose/frequency during the study period.

Exclusion criteria

  • Presence of an active uncontrolled infection. Subjects with a controlled infection receiving definitive therapy for 48 hours prior to enrollment are eligible.
  • Personal history of mucosal head and neck cancer in the past 5 years.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • The subject or guardian is unable to give informed consent or unable to comply with the treatment protocol including appropriate supportive care, follow-up, and research tests.
  • Any serious medical or psychiatric illness that could, in the Investigator's opinion, potentially interfere with the completion of treatment according to this protocol.

Treatment and study plan

photobiomodulation therapy

Device

Participants with a history of allo-HCT and diagnosis with oral chronic GvHD randomized to the treatment arm will be treated with oral photobiomodulation/PBM (via Thor LX2.3 system device) for 28 days

Other names: PBM Therapy, Thor LX2.3 system device

Placebo sham device

Other

Participants with a history of allo-HCT and diagnosis with oral chronic GvHD randomized to the placebo arm will be treated with a placebo sham device (via Thor LX2.3 sham device setting) for 28 days

Other names: Thor LX2.3 sham device setting

Primary outcomes

  1. Response rate of participants

    Time frame: 28 days

    To assess the primary objective, we will compare the treatment response rates, defined as the the proportion of oral GvHD allo-HCT patients who achieve a CR or a PR at Day 28, for the PBM and Placebo arms. The treatment response rate will be calculated within each study arm for all patients who completed at least one PBM or placebo treatment.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Alina Markova, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

6466082342

Doris Ponce, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

646-608-3739

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Registry information

Official study title

A Multi-Center, Phase II, Randomized Double-Blind Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Photobiomodulation for the Treatment of Oral Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (the LIGHT Trial)

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jan 9, 2023
Registry last updated
May 22, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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