Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Phototherapy for the Management of Oral Ulcers in Bone Marrow Recipients
Brief Summary:
Study hypothesis: light therapy may prevent oral ulcers in bone marrow recipients.
Methods: patients will be treated with either active light-emitting device or inactive light-emitting device. Daily treatment with light therapy will start at the beginning of the conditioning regimen and will last until day 21 post-transplant. Each daily treatment last about 5 minutes. Patients will be evaluated for oral mucositis and oral pain level on a weekly basis.