NCT03945240

Evaluating Different Low-level Laser Therapies to Treat Neck Pain in Air Force Pilots and Flight Crew

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Paul Crawford · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 62 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Determine the most effective and efficient treatment protocols for treating neck pain with LLLT.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to identify what are the most effective low level laser therapy (LLLT) dosimetry parameters when treating pilots and navigators complaining of flight related neck pain.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Group 1 -- using Pinnacle Series Laser Device	Utilizing the Pinnacle Series Laser by Aspen Laser Systems, investigators will apply 635-780nm, 10 mW cw, \~ 5-105 J/cm2 at the following time and mW intervals. The beam will be applied at 12 application patterns equidistant and parallel to each other. Each application point will be treated for the timeframes referenced below: * Subgroup 1: 10 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 2: 10 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 3: 10 minutes at 32 mW * Subgroup 4: 15 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 5: 15 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 6: 15 minutes at 32 mW
PROCEDURE	Group 2 -- using Pinnacle Series Laser Device	Utilizing the Pinnacle Series Laser by Aspen Laser Systems, we will apply 830nm, 30- 50mW cw, \~ 1-20 J/cm2 at the following time and mW intervals. The beam will be applied at 12 application patterns equidistant and parallel to each other. Each application point will be treated for the timeframes referenced below: * Subgroup 1: 10 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 2: 10 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 3: 10 minutes at 32 mW * Subgroup 4: 15 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 5: 15 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 6: 15 minutes at 32 mW
PROCEDURE	Group 3 -- using Phoenix Thera-Lase Device	Utilizing the Phoenix Thera-Lase by Phoenix Thera-Lase Systems, we will apply 904nm, 40mW (pulsed) @10000Hz, \~ 4-18 J/cm2 at the following time and mW intervals. The beam will be applied at 12 application patterns equidistant and parallel to each other. Each application point will be treated for the timeframes referenced below: * Subgroup 1: 10 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 2: 10 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 3: 10 minutes at 32 mW * Subgroup 4: 15 minutes at 5 mW * Subgroup 5: 15 minutes at 15 mW * Subgroup 6: 15 minutes at 32 mW

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-09
• Completion: 2025-12-09
• First posted: 2019-05-10
• Last updated: 2025-12-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States