Daily Hand-Held Vibration Therapy

May 26, 2026 updated by: Erin Newton, MD, Indiana University

Daily Hand-Held Vibration Therapy for the Treatment of Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN): A Pilot Study

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the safety and feasibility of a daily 3-minute hand-held vibration therapy intervention to reduce the severity of CIPN in the hands. The investigators hypothesize that daily vibration therapy can reduce the severity of patient's CIPN in their hands and improve CIPN-related quality of life. The hope is that results from this study will provide early data on the feasibility, efficacy, and most importantly, safety, of daily 3-minute hand-held vibration therapy needed to justify future clinical trials examining vibration therapy as a potential option for treating CIPN in the future.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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16

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Cheri West, RN
  • Phone Number: 317-278-3021
  • Email: chawest@iu.edu

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Indiana
      • Avon, Indiana, United States, 46123
        • Recruiting
        • Indiana University Health West
        • Contact:
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Recruiting
        • Indiana University Melvin & Bren Simon Cancer Center
        • Contact:
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Recruiting
        • IU Health Joe & Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. 18 years or older at enrollment
  2. Able to provide informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization
  3. Have completed chemotherapy ≥ 60 days prior to enrollment
  4. Were exposed to neurotoxic chemotherapy with one or more of the following agents in the following doses: Paclitaxel (cumulative dose: ≥ 300 mg/m2) Docetaxel (cumulative dose: ≥ 100 mg/m2) Nab-paclitaxel (cumulative dose: ≥ 750 mg/m2) Oxaliplatin (cumulative dose: ≥ 510 mg/m2) Carboplatin (cumulative dose: ≥ 600 mg/m2) Cisplatin (cumulative dose: ≥ 200 mg/m2) Vincristine (cumulative dose: ≥ 4 mg/m2) Bortezomib (cumulative dose: ≥ 16 mg/m)
  5. Continue to display evidence of sensory CIPN in the hands rated at a Grade ≥ 2 according the National Cancer Institute's Common Toxicity Criteria-Adverse Events (NCI-CTC-AE, Version 5.0) Scale ≥ 60 days post-chemotherapy
  6. If solid tumor cancer, must have non-metastatic cancer
  7. Agree to return to clinic for required study related measurements at specified intervals

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Have pre-existing neuropathy affecting the hands not related to chemotherapy (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome, nerve compression, etc.)
  2. Known diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
  3. Known contraindications for vibration therapy to hands, including deep venous thrombosis of the upper extremity or ongoing skin infection.
  4. Will be receiving concurrent radiation of the upper-extremity

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Vibration Therapy
Patients will hold a hand held vibrating device for 3 minutes on each hand daily for 4 weeks.
Device: Vibration therapy
vibration therapy using hand held vibration device

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of compliance- percentage of vibration therapy sessions completed
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Compliance with the daily vibration therapy sessions will be evaluated using data from a Daily Compliance Form Researchers will calculate the percentage of sessions that were completed calculated for each participant, on each hand. Participant compliance with the intervention will be considered acceptable if participants complete ≥ 80% of the sessions they were assigned.
4 weeks
Acceptability of Intervention- percentage of patients who answer agree on acceptability form
Time Frame: 4 weeks
percentage of participants who answer "somewhat agree," "agree," or "strongly agree" on the intervention acceptability form
4 weeks
Change in the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy twenty-item scale (CIPN20) scores
Time Frame: baseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4
CIPN 20 questionnaire scores will be compared to baseline weekly to identify an increase of 30% during the intervention period. The CIPN scores range from 20 to 80 with 80 being consistent with the most severe neuropathy symptoms
baseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4
Feasibility of recruitment- percentage of patients who agree to participate in the study after screening
Time Frame: recruitment period (up to 5 year after study starts)
recruitment period (up to 5 year after study starts)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in CIPN Severity via the CIPN20 questionnaire scores
Time Frame: baseline, weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4, 5, 6, 7, and week 8
Summary statistics for the weekly CIPN-20 (n, mean, standard deviation, median, minimum, maximum)
baseline, weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4, 5, 6, 7, and week 8
Change in CIPN related Quality of Life via the Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Quality of Life Scale
Time Frame: baseline, week 4, week 8
Descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage for each category, mean and standard deviation of scores assigned to each category (range: 0-7)) will be used to describe the CIPN-related QOL participants have on each of the three categories related to quality of life
baseline, week 4, week 8

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Indiana University

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Erin Newton, MD, Indiana University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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December 6, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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September 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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October 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 11, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 19, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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December 20, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 28, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 26, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2026

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • IUSCC-0677

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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