NCT00573352

Far Infrared Radiation Treatment for Osteoarthritis

Phase 1 Study to Determine the Efficacy of Using Energy Specific Far Infrared (FIR) Radiation for the Treatment of Arthritis and Other Related Diseases

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2 (estimated)
• Sponsor: GAAD Medical Research Institute Inc. · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A study to evaluate the possibility of using far infrared radiation to manage pain due to osteoarthritis.

Detailed description

Arthritis consists of more than 100 different conditions. These conditions range from relatively mild forms such as tendonitis and bursitis to crippling forms as rheumatoid arthritis. Pain syndromes include fibromyalgia and arthritis-related disorders as lupus erythematosus that involve every part of the body. There are forms of the disease, such as gout that almost nobody connects with arthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. The objective for the study is to access the possibility of using far infrared radiation for pain management.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	Far Infrared	Far Infrared Radiation (5μm to 20μm wavelength). Duration is 30 to 40 minutes per session

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-09-01
• Primary completion: 2008-02-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2007-12-14
• Last updated: 2009-01-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada