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Light Therapy for the Treatment of Back Pain in Pilots (LLL&Pilots)

NCT02665507 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2025-03-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Back pain is a common complaint among pilots. Current treatments include physiotherapy and chiropractic manipulations. Low-level laser irradiation (LLLI) in the visible to near-infrared range was shown to reduce neck and low back pain.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of Light Therapy for treatment of back pain in pilots.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

GaAlAs 808nm laser

Hand held superpulsed GaAlAs 808 nm LLLI

DEVICE

Sham

Hand held laser that emits no LLLI

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lilach Gavish, PhD · Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  • Yair Barzilay, MD · Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-01
Primary Completion
2024-05-03
Completion
2024-07-03

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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Diseases

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