NCT00623909

Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Post Thoracotomy Pain; A Pilot Study

Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Post Thoracotomy Pain; A Pilot Study.

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety of the AvicennaTM class IV laser for application over the skin of human subjects. In addition, we seek to measure the effectiveness and utility of this class 4 laser therapy in the treatment of post-thoracotomy pain syndrome.

Detailed description

This study was terminated prior to enrollment and closed.

Conditions

• Laser Therapy
• Post Thoracotomy Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	AvicennaTM class IV laser application	AvicennaTM class IV laser for application over the skin of human subjects in the treatment of post-thoracotomy pain syndrome. Six sessions, twenty minutes applications over a period of six weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2008-02-26
• Last updated: 2017-02-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States