The Effect of High Intensity Laser on Muscle Quality and Pain in Those With Low Back Pain
WithdrawnNot applicableNCT04808492
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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 is to evaluate the effects of CureWave laser on paraspinal muscle oxygenation, pressure pain thresholds, muscle edema, and quality, and perceived outcomes in patients with chronic low back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effects of CureWave Laser on Paraspinal Muscle Oxygenation, Pressure Pain Thresholds, Muscle Edema, Muscle Quality, and Perceived Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain.
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: CureWave High Intensity Laser
- Other: Placebo
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
- Collaborators
- Curewave Laser, LLC
- Start date
- 2022-01
- Primary completion
- 2022-08-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-65 * Self-reported history of low back pain (5 episodes in lifetime or 3 in last three years which altered activities of daily living)13 Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported pregnancy * Inability to complete all required meeting sessions * Known cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, muscular, and/or coronary heart disease * Regularly uses prescription medication * Seeking medical care for the current episode of low back pain * Report average symptoms greater than 8/10 * Inability to perceive light touch. * Verbal reports of known cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, muscular, and/or coronary heart disease * Verbal reports of known skin sensitivity to gels or adhesives.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04808492