NCT06025175

Low Level Lazer Therapy Effect on Vertebral Artery Blood Flow in Elderly With Cervical Disc Degeneration

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: South Valley University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will include 60 elderly patients with cervical disc degeneration, from both gender who are aged from 60 - 75 years old.

Detailed description

The 60 patients will divided into two groups, with 30 patients in each group. group(A): will receive low level lazer and exercises for three times per week for 12 weeks. Group (B): will receive only exercises. Resistivity index of both right and left vertebral arteries will be measured before and after the 12 weeks.

Conditions

• Disc Degeneration

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	Low level Lazer therapy	30 patients will receive low level lazer therapy 3 times a week for 12 weeks.
OTHER	Routine exercises	30 patients will receive only routine exercises 3 times a week for 12 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-15
• Primary completion: 2023-10-01
• Completion: 2024-01-01
• First posted: 2023-09-06
• Last updated: 2023-09-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt