Effects of Using Custom Photobiomodulation Therapy for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Fingers and Rhizarthrosis

Vita Care

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis Both Hands; Osteoarthritis Finger; Osteoarthritis Hand

Treatments: Device: Photobiomodulation therapy (PBT); Device: Sham Photobiomodulation therapy (Sham PBT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05041231

133

Details and patient eligibility

About

Osteoarthrosis (OA), a multifactorial degenerative process, is responsible for joint pain and functional limitation. In the hand, more specifically in the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of the fingers, it is one of the sites of greatest manifestation of the disease. Numerous treatments, whether drug, rehabilitation or surgery, have been proposed with the aim of both interrupting the natural evolution of the disease and alleviating or stopping the symptoms. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of personalized Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBT) with regard to alleviating symptoms and improving the quality of life of these patients with the disease.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical and radiological diagnosis of OA of the fingers of the hand and Rizarthrosis
• Patients with pain for at least 3 months
• Patients undergoing treatment and rehabilitation for finger OA and rhizarthrosis
• Patient with good understanding of the Portuguese language who agrees to participate and sign the ICF

Exclusion criteria

• Posttraumatic arthritic changes
• Systemic inflammatory arthritis (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus Erythematosus, Psoriasis...)
• Patients with local or systemic, acute or chronic infections

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

Sham (group A)

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Treatment procedure performed with the device that will not provide the bioactive light (laser)

Treatment:

Device: Sham Photobiomodulation therapy (Sham PBT)

PBT (group B)

Experimental group

Description:

Treatment procedure performed with the device that will provide the bioactive light (laser)

Treatment:

Device: Photobiomodulation therapy (PBT)