Recruiting

Laser Light

Sponsor:

TriTech Manufacturing

Code:

NCT00254111

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Ultra Probe Laser System

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine whether low level light therapy is effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hand, when the treatment is applied to the hand by an individual in his or her own home.

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Study ID

NCT00254111

Start date

Jul, 2005

Status verified date

Nov, 2005

Completion date

Jul, 2006

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical and radiographic diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the hand.
  • Hand symptoms such as pain, aching and stiffness present across the prior six months.
  • Willingness to use only Tylenol to relieve hand symptoms during the study.
  • Primary spoken language is English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current use of narcotics, opiates, morphine, steroids.
  • Previous surgery to the hand.
  • Infection or wound in the hand.
  • Involvement in litigation, worker's compensation claim or receiving disability benefits because of osteoarthritis of the hand.
  • Participation in a research study during the prior 90 days.
  • Pregnant or lactating.

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

Ultra Probe Laser System

Primary outcome measure

  • Hand pain rating on the VAS at 10 days after treatment onset. [ Time Frame: undefined ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Proctology Associates

Recruiting

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85014

Contacts

Rick A Shacket, M.D.

602-263-8484drshacket@yahoo.com

Principal Investigator:

Rick A Shacket, M.D.

Advanced Wellness Center

Recruiting

Long Beach, California, United States, 90803

Contacts

Mark deDubovay, D.C.

562-795-6680officemanager@advancedwellness.org

Wendy

562-795-6680officemanager@advancedwellness.org

Principal Investigator:

Mark deDubovay, D.C.

Advanced Chiropractic

Recruiting

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, 55437

Contacts

Dennis Lenselink, DC

952-835-6653drdennis@adv-chiro.com

Principal Investigator:

Dennis Lenselink, DC

More Information

Sponsor

TriTech Manufacturing

Last update posted

Nov 15, 2005

Last verified

Nov, 2005

Keywords

  • osteoarthritis
  • hand
  • laser
  • device
  • hand pain
  • stiffness

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by TriTech Manufacturing on 2005-11-15.