The Effects of MLS LASER Therapy in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05870826
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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)
Non-specific cronic low back pain is very common condition affecting 80-85% of adults. The most common therapies for low back pain are: patient education, excercise and physical therapy. High intensity laser therapy has been shown to be an effective treatment to improve sympthoms in patient with non-specific low back pain when combined wth exercise. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of a multi-wave locked system laser therapy in patient with non-specif low back pain when administered alone.
Study details
- Official title
- Pilot Study on the Effects of MLS (Multiwave Locked System) LASER Therapy in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial Versus Placebo
- Conditions
- Non-specific Low Back Pain
- Interventions
- Other: Multiwave locked system laser therapy
- Other: Sham laser therapy
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
- Start date
- 2022-03-21
- Primary completion
- 2023-03-21
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Italy
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic low back pain (\> 3 months) * Lack of effectivness of previous conservative therapies for low back pain * Body mass index \< 30 * Preserved cognitive ability to fully understand and observe indications received by medical personnel * Ability to understand and give an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Spine surgery * Spinal hernia * spondylolisthesis * Spinal infections * Severe spine deformities * Neural diseases * Rheumatic diseases * Diabetes * Psychiatric diseases * Vascular diseases * Cancer * Infectious diseases * Kidney stones * Skin abrasion * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Recent injuries * Known sensibility to Laser therapy * Epilepsy * Anticoagulant therapy * Pacemaker * hemorrhagic diathesis * Photosensitizing drugs * Kown Photosensibility * Low back Tattoos * Steroid injections in the previous 3 weeks * Antinflammatory or pain drugs * HIV positive * Neuro-stimulation implanted systems * Tissue with ischemia in the low back
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05870826