The Effects of MLS LASER Therapy in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Laser therapy; Other: Sham laser therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05753540

MLS LASER-neck

Details and patient eligibility

About

Non-specific cronic low back pain is very common condition affecting 30-50% of adults. It is featured by neck muscles contractures which lead to pain and reduction of cervical spine mobility. High intensity laser therapy has been shown to be an effective treatment to improve symothoms in patient with non-specific neck pain.

The aim of this study is to assess the effects of a multi-wave locked system laser therapy in patient with non-specif neck pain.

Enrollment: 47 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chronic low back pain (> 3 months)
• Body mass index < 30
• Preserved cognitive ability to fully understand and observe indications received by medical personnel
• Ability to understand and give an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Spine surgery
• Spinal hernia
• spondylolisthesis
• Spinal infections
• Severe spine deformities
• Neural diseases
• Upper limbs radiculopathy
• Cervical rib
• Rotator cuff or other shoulder diseases
• Rheumatic diseases
• Diabetes
• Psychiatric diseases
• Vascular diseases
• Cancer
• Infectious diseases
• Skin abrasion
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Recent injuries
• Known sensibility to Laser therapy
• Epilepsy
• Anticoagulant therapy
• Pacemaker
• hemorrhagic diathesis
• Photosensitizing drugs
• Known Photosensibility
• Neck Tattoos

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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47 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Laser therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Multiwave locked system laser therapy

Treatment:

Other: Laser therapy

Sham laser therapy

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Sham laser therapy

Treatment:

Other: Sham laser therapy