NCT04020861 is a NA clinical trial of Active PBM in Chronic Neck Pain, sponsored by Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos.

Who is sponsoring NCT04020861?

NCT04020861 is sponsored by Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04020861?

Interventions in NCT04020861: Active PBM, Active TENS, Placebo PBM, Placebo TENS.

What condition does NCT04020861 study?

NCT04020861 studies Chronic Neck Pain.

Is NCT04020861 still recruiting?

NCT04020861 is currently completed. Last updated 5 September 2021.

Last reviewed 2021-09-05 · How we verify

NCT04020861

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

Photobiomodulation Therapy and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Chronic Neck Pain Patients

Completed NA Last updated 5 September 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Active PBM in Chronic Neck Pain in 144 participants. Completed in 25 July 2021.

Timeline

6 January 2020

Primary endpoint
25 June 2021

25 July 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	factorial
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	144
Start date	6 January 2020
Primary completion	25 June 2021
Estimated completion	25 July 2021
Sites	1 location across Brazil

Drugs / interventions tested

Active PBM
Active TENS
Placebo PBM
Placebo TENS

Conditions studied

Chronic Neck Pain — all drugs for Chronic Neck Pain →

Sponsor

Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Chronic Neck Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study evaluates the efficacy isolated and combinaded of photobiomodulation therapy with low level laser therapy and the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Photobiomodulation therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on chronic neck pain patients: Study protocol clinical trial (SPIRIT Compliant).
Rampazo ÉP, de Andrade ALM, da Silva VR, Back CGN, et al · · 2020 · cited 8× · PMID 32080103 · DOI 10.1097/md.0000000000019191
The effects of photobiomodulation and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on chronic neck pain: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial.
Rampazo ÉP, de Andrade ALM, da Silva VR, Back CGN, et al · · 2024 · PMID 39509929 · DOI 10.1016/j.bjpt.2024.101124

Verify or expand the search:

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Other Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

NCT06259344 — Pain Science Education Administered in Full or Fractioned Dosage Modes for Temporomandibular Disorders · NA · not yet recruiting
NCT06678698 — Acute Effect of Photobiomodulation in Individuals with Hypertension · NA · recruiting
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NCT05989815 — Effect of Whole-body Photobiomodulation on Muscular Performance Enhancement. · NA · completed

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 NCT04020861 (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 Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Last refreshed: 5 September 2021

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