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High-Intensity Laser Therapy: Effectiveness on Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

NCT06549543 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2024-08-13

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Summary

The aim of this prospective, randomized, double-blinded study is to investigate the additional benefits of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) over conventional physiotherapy, related to pain and function, in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

OTHER

High Intensity Laser Therapy

HILT is applied per session, with a maximum of 10.0 W, a mean of 5.7 W, a dose of 99 J/cm², and a total energy flux of 2079 J were applied over 6 minutes and 5 seconds on a 21 cm² field on the medial aspect of the knee joint.

OTHER

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

TENS is an analgesic modality of physical therapy

OTHER

Hotpacks

Hotpacks is a thermoanalgesia modality of physical therapy

OTHER

SHAM - High Intensity Laser Therapy

for control group, sham HILT was applied, with lights on but no laser beam

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baskent University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-01
Primary Completion
2023-11-30
Completion
2024-02-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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