Investigation of Light Exposure on Pain Severity and Quality of Life in Individuals With Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Chronic pain is a major complaint among many individuals living with hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and may have a severe impact on quality of life and activities of daily living. Given the complexity of the disease's pathophysiology, effective treatments are limited. This investigation will examine the impacts of green light exposure on subject-reported pain severity and symptoms. Knowing whether this intervention can improve pain and quality of life in this population may offer valuable guidance to clinicians who treat hEDS patients and to hEDS patients themselves.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• 18 years of age or older and able to speak, read, and understand English

• Diagnosed with hEDS

• Average numeric pain score of 5 out of 10 or greater over the 10 weeks prior to enrolling in the study and failure of medical therapy to control the pain

Locations
United States
New York
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
RECRUITING
Old Westbury
Contact Information
Primary
Philip Noto, DO
pnoto@nyit.edu
516.686.4003
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-11-21
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-11
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Sham_comparator: White LED light
Exposure to white LED light for 1-2 hours/day x 10 weeks
Experimental: Green LED light
Exposure to green LED light for 1-2 hours/day x 10 weeks
Sponsors
Leads: New York Institute of Technology

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