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Trial reportLasers in medical science2014

High-intensity versus low-level laser therapy in the treatment of patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.

Abdullah Raddah Kheshie, Mohamed Salaheldien Mohamed Alayat, Mohamed Mohamed Ebrahim Ali

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05148416 (Effect of High Intensity Laser in Treatment of Myofascial Trigger Points in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 105 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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105citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05148416 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Effect of High Intensity Laser in Treatment of Myofascial Trigger Points in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis : A Randomized Single-blinded Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2021 to 2021Enrolled40ConditionsMyofascial Trigger Point Pain, Knee OsteoarthritisArmsHigh intensity laser treatment, sham HILT., knee osteoarthritis conventional exercises program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

105 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 199 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abdullah Raddah KheshieDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed Salaheldien Mohamed Alayat
Mohamed Mohamed Ebrahim Ali
Umm al-Qura University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this randomized controlled study was to compare the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) on pain relief and functional improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). A total of 53 male patients participated in this study, with a mean (SD) age of 54.6 (8.49) years. Patients were randomly assigned into three groups and treated with HILT and exercise (HILT + EX), LLLT and exercise (LLLT + EX), and placebo laser plus exercise (PL + EX) in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The outcomes measured were pain level measured by visual analog scale (VAS) and knee function measured by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Statistical analyses were performed to compare the differences between baseline and posttreatment measurements. The level of statistical significance was set as P < 0.05. The result showed that HILT and LLLT combined with exercise were effective treatment modalities in decreasing the VAS and WOMAC scores after 6 weeks of treatment. HILT combined with exercises was more effective than LLLT combined with exercises, and both treatment modalities were better than exercises alone in the treatment of patients with KOA.

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Low-Level Light TherapyDemographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneePain MeasurementTreatment Outcome

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PMID24487957
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