NCT05469672

The Effect of Laser Therapy in the Management of Adhesive Capsulitis: a Randomized Clinical Trial

The Effect of Low-level Laser Versus High-intensity Laser Therapy in the Management of Adhesive Capsulitis: a Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Necmettin Erbakan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this study, it was aimed to compare the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) on shoulder joint range of motion, level of pain and functional status in patients with adhesive capsulitis

Detailed description

This study will be designed as a randomized, prospective, single-blind clinical trial with a 3-week follow-up. A total of 50 patients who applied to our hospital with the complaint of shoulder pain will be evaluated for inclusion in the study. Patients will be randomized into two groups as high-intensity laser (HILT) + stretching exercise group and low-level laser (LLLT) + stretching exercise group.

Conditions

• Pain Disorder
• Low Level Laser Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Low-level laser therapy	For LLLT, laser treatment will be applied using gallium-aluminum-arsenide (GaAIAs, infrared laser) diode laser (Chattanooga, Mexico, USA) at a wavelength of 904 nm, output power of 240 Mw and a frequency of 5000 Hz. The spot area is about 0.5 cm2. A total of 9 points will irradiated along the glenohumeral joint, with a power density of 3 j/cm2 at each point. The application time was 50 seconds to each point. The total dose per shoulder was 27 J per treatment. Three sessions of LILT therapy per week will administered over a three-week period.
OTHER	High-intensity laser therapy	HILT: A hot laser derived from a Nd: YAG laser has 12 W (watt) and 1064 nm characteristics. The device will administered to the shoulder area in two steps in the HILT group: phase I and phase II. The application will made utilizing continuous circular movements in both phases I and II. The first three sessions consisted of a 75-second intermittent phase analgesic effect at 8 W and 10 J/cm2 for a total energy of 100 J. The following six sessions consisted of a continuous 30-second bio stimulating effect with a dosage of 12 W 120 J/cm2. Over the course of three weeks, nine treatment sessions of HILT will be given.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-25
• Primary completion: 2021-11-25
• Completion: 2021-11-27
• First posted: 2022-07-22
• Last updated: 2026-04-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)