Low Level Laser Therapy to Reduce Chronic Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT00929773
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether low level laser light directed at the neck and shoulders could be effective in the temporary reduction of chronic pain in the neck and shoulder region.
Study details
- Official title
- Study of the Effect of Low Level Laser Light Therapy on the Reduction of Chronic Pain of the Neck and Shoulders
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: Erchonia PL2000 Laser
- Device: Placebo laser
- Sponsor
- Erchonia Corporation
- Start date
- 2000-07
- Primary completion
- 2000-09
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Muscular-skeletal pain in the neck/shoulder region * Acute and chronic pain in the neck/shoulder region * Restricted range of motion in the neck/shoulder region * Fibrosis or scar tissue in the neck/shoulder region * Inflammation in the neck/shoulder region * Altered function in the neck/shoulder region * Muscle strains in the neck/shoulder region * Rating of 30 or greater on the 0-100 Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scale * 18-65 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Severely herniated disks * Pregnancy * Taken pain medication within the past 12 hours
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00929773