CompletedNot Applicable

Laser Therapy for Patients With Nonspecific Neck Pain

Saudi Arabia60 participantsStarted 2023-03-01

Plain-language summary

Background and Purpose: Neck pain is widespread and stands as the sixth most common cause of disability globally. While laser therapy has been used for many years to treat non-specific neck pain (NNP), there is still a shortage of research directly comparing different laser modalities. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the therapeutic effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and high intensity laser therapy (HILT) in managing NNP. Methods: sixty patients diagnosed with NNP were equally randomized into three groups. HILT group received 10 weeks of HILT, LLLT group received 10 weeks of LLLT and a control group that received a home program. Outcome measures were evaluated at baseline and after the intervention period and included pain intensity, neck disability, active cervical range of motion (ROM), and quality of life.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years – 60 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * chonic neck pain lasting more than 30 days with no evidence of foraminal compression; * age 18 years or older; * experiencing considerable pain, stiffness, or discomfort localized to the neck area, without associated numbness or radiation of pain to the upper limbs; * a visual analog scale (VAS) pain rating of 3 or above; * no therapeutic intervention within the last month Exclusion Criteria: * Previous cervical spine trauma or surgery; * significant cervical disc prolapse, cervical nerve root compression or spinal cord manifestations; * history of severe and frequent migraines, fibromyalgia, shoulder diseases, rheumatic or rheumatoid diseases, severe osteoporosis, mental illnesses, significant spinal deformities, or serious cardiovascular, pulmonary, or neurological diseases.

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What they're measuring

Pain intensity

Timeframe: 10 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07262697

SponsorPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-03-01

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