NCT03873961 is a NA clinical trial of High-intensity laser therapy in Plantar Fascitis, sponsored by Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.

Who is sponsoring NCT03873961?

NCT03873961 is sponsored by Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03873961?

Interventions in NCT03873961: High-intensity laser therapy, Low-level Laser therapy.

What condition does NCT03873961 study?

NCT03873961 studies Plantar Fascitis, Achilles Tendon Pain.

Is NCT03873961 still recruiting?

NCT03873961 is currently completed. Last updated 17 March 2020.

Last reviewed 2020-03-17 · How we verify

NCT03873961

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Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Effect of HILT vs LLLT in Treatment of Patients With Achilles Tendinitis or Plantar Fasciitis

Completed NA Last updated 17 March 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing High-intensity laser therapy in Plantar Fascitis in 155 participants. Completed in 30 April 2019.

Timeline

3 January 2017

Primary endpoint
30 April 2019

30 April 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	155
Start date	3 January 2017
Primary completion	30 April 2019
Estimated completion	30 April 2019
Sites	1 location across Lithuania

Drugs / interventions tested

High-intensity laser therapy
Low-level Laser therapy

Conditions studied

Plantar Fascitis — all drugs for Plantar Fascitis →
Achilles Tendon Pain — all drugs for Achilles Tendon Pain →

Sponsor

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Who can join

Adults 18 to 85, any sex, with Plantar Fascitis or Achilles Tendon Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the changes of heel pain, functional health and well-being after high-intensity and low-level laser therapy for plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendinopathy

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

The effect of high-intensity versus low-level laser therapy in the management of plantar fasciitis: randomized participant blind controlled trial.
Naruseviciute D, Kubilius R. · · 2020 · cited 25× · PMID 32513018 · DOI 10.1177/0269215520929073

Verify or expand the search:

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Currently open trials in the same condition.

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Other Lithuanian University of Health Sciences trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03873961 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Last refreshed: 17 March 2020

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