NCT05474625

Efficacy of High-intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) in the Patients With Cervical Disc Herniation

Completed NA Last updated 4 August 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing High Intensity Laser Therapy in Cervical Disc Herniation in 150 participants. Completed in 1 August 2023.

Timeline

30 August 2022

Primary endpoint
1 June 2023

1 August 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Baskent University Ankara Hospital
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	150
Start date	30 August 2022
Primary completion	1 June 2023
Estimated completion	1 August 2023
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• High Intensity Laser Therapy
• Ultrasound
• Transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS)
• Exercise

Conditions studied

• Cervical Disc Herniation — all drugs for Cervical Disc Herniation →

Sponsor

Baskent University Ankara Hospital

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Cervical Disc Herniation. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The worldwide prevalence of neck pain is between 16.7-75.1%, it has been seen at an increasing rate in recent years due to sedentary living conditions.

Pharmacological treatment, neck collar, traction, manual therapy, interventional injection techniques, surgical treatment and conventional physical therapy methods such as hotpack, ultrasound, TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation), vacuum interference, exercise are applied in the treatment of neck pain.

In recent years, High Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) has been used as a painless and non-invasive physical therapy agent. It received FDA approval in 2002 for HILT in the treatment of variety of musculoskeletal disorders.

There are a few studies in the literature investigating the efficacy of HILT in chronic neck pain. There is only one study investigating the efficacy of HILT in cervical disc herniation. In this study, the efficacy of HILT and ultrasound-TENS in the treatment of neck pain caused by cervical disc herniation has been compared, but the results of the exercise control group and long-term follow-up were not available.

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the short and long-term efficacy of HILT treatment using improvement in the pain, range of motion, activities of daily living and functionality of the cervical spine in patients with cervical disc herniation. In group 1, only exercises will be applied; in the group 2, HILT will be applied in addition to exercise; in the group 3, hotpack, TENS, ultrasound will be applied in addition to exercises.

Publications & conference data

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

1. High-frequency laser therapy: a new alternative to physiotherapy in the treatment of cervical disk hernia.
   Kuculmez O, Dündar Ahi E, Cosar SN, Guzel S. · · 2024 · PMID 39748925 · DOI 10.3389/fmed.2024.1429660