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Evaluating Different Low-level Laser Therapies to Treat Neck Pain in Air Force Pilots and Flight Crew

NCT03945240 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-12-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Determine the most effective and efficient treatment protocols for treating neck pain with LLLT.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Group 1 -- using Pinnacle Series Laser Device

Utilizing the Pinnacle Series Laser by Aspen Laser Systems, investigators will apply 635-780nm, 10 mW cw, \~ 5-105 J/cm2 at the following time and mW intervals. The beam will be applied at 12 application patterns equidistant and parallel to each other. Each application point will be treated for the timeframes referenced below: * Subgroup 1: 10 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 2: 10 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 3: 10 minutes at 32 mW * Subgroup 4: 15 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 5: 15 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 6: 15 minutes at 32 mW

PROCEDURE

Group 2 -- using Pinnacle Series Laser Device

Utilizing the Pinnacle Series Laser by Aspen Laser Systems, we will apply 830nm, 30- 50mW cw, \~ 1-20 J/cm2 at the following time and mW intervals. The beam will be applied at 12 application patterns equidistant and parallel to each other. Each application point will be treated for the timeframes referenced below: * Subgroup 1: 10 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 2: 10 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 3: 10 minutes at 32 mW * Subgroup 4: 15 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 5: 15 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 6: 15 minutes at 32 mW

PROCEDURE

Group 3 -- using Phoenix Thera-Lase Device

Utilizing the Phoenix Thera-Lase by Phoenix Thera-Lase Systems, we will apply 904nm, 40mW (pulsed) @10000Hz, \~ 4-18 J/cm2 at the following time and mW intervals. The beam will be applied at 12 application patterns equidistant and parallel to each other. Each application point will be treated for the timeframes referenced below: * Subgroup 1: 10 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 2: 10 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 3: 10 minutes at 32 mW * Subgroup 4: 15 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 5: 15 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 6: 15 minutes at 32 mW

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Paul Crawford

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Paul F Crawford, MD · US Air Force

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-01
Primary Completion
2025-12-09
Completion
2025-12-09

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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