Low Level Laser Therapy With Physical Therapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
TerminatedNot applicableNCT02785432
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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)
1. Examine the use of low level therapeutic laser (LLLT) combined with physical therapy for improvements in pain, range of motion, and function in individuals with chronic pain from musculoskeletal conditions. 2. Compare changes in pain, mobility, and ability to return to home/work/recreational activities between treatments with standard physical therapy plus LLLT or the standard physical therapy program alone.
Study details
- Official title
- The Use of Low Level Laser Therapy With Physical Therapy for Pain and Improved Function in Individuals With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: Sham low level laser
- Device: Active low level laser
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Start date
- 2016-05
- Primary completion
- 2016-11
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. 18-80 years old 2. Primary referral and acceptance to the UTSW McDermott Multidisciplinary Pain Management Program. All diagnoses will be included. 3. Physical therapy specific inclusion for acceptance to the pain program (and this study) include: 1. Musculoskeletal pain greater than 3 months 2. Pain upon palpation or with movement of the extremities 3. Medically cleared for physical therapy (exercise) in terms of cardiac, orthopedic, neurological impairments. 4. Cognitive, verbal, and physical abilities to self-detect and report pain and changes in exercise effort. 5. Ability to speak English and follow exercise based instructions. 6. Able to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to meet inclusion criteria for pain program 2. Current use of photosensitive medication (has been instructed to minimize sun exposure) 3. Active metastasis 4. Active infection 5. Diagnoses that exclude PT including cauda equine syndrome, myopathy, acute fracture (8-weeks). 6. Impaired sensation
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02785432