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Effectiveness of phototherapy incorporated into an exercise program for osteoarthritis of the knee: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Trials, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Effect of Phototherapy Incorporated Into an Exercise Program on Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Effects of Laser Therapy on Chronic Knee Joint Osteoarthritis Patients
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative Effectiveness of Combined Orthotic and Physiotherapy Interventions Versus Monotherapy in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis on Clinical Parameters: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Effects of photobiomodulation therapy in chondrocyte response by in vitro experiments and experimental model of osteoarthritis in the knee of rats.Lasers in medical science · 2022Article
- The use of LED therapy to treat synovial joints disorders: scoping review.Lasers in medical science · 2022Article
- Low-intensity photobiomodulation at 632.8 nm increases tgfβ3, col2a1, and sox9 gene expression in rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in vitro.Lasers in medical science · 2022Article
- Photobiomodulation therapy and the clinical reality in Brazil: response to the letter to the editor.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Applications of Photobiomodulation Therapy to Musculoskeletal Disorders and Osteoarthritis with Particular Relevance to Canada.Photobiomodulation, photomedicine, and laser surgery · 2019Review
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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundOsteoarthritis is a chronic disease with a multifactor etiology involving changes in bone alignment, cartilage, and other structures necessary to joint stability. There is a need to investigate therapeutic resources that combine different wavelengths as well as different light sources (low-level laser therapy and light-emitting diode therapy) in the same apparatus for the treatment of osteoarthritis. The aim of the proposed study is to analyze the effect of the incorporation of phototherapy into a therapeutic exercise program for individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee. METHODS/
designA double-blind, controlled, randomized clinical trial will be conducted involving patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Evaluations will be performed using functional questionnaires before and after the treatment protocols, in a reserved room with only the evaluator and participant present, and no time constraints placed on the answers or evaluations. The following functional tests will also be performed: stabilometry (balance assessment), dynamometry (muscle strength of gluteus medius and quadriceps), algometry (pain threshold), fleximeter (range of motion), timed up-and-go test (functional mobility), and the functional reach test. The participants will then be allocated to three groups through a randomization process using opaque envelopes: exercise program, exercise program + phototherapy, or exercise program + placebo phototherapy, all of which will last for eight weeks. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to analyze the effect of the incorporation of phototherapy into a therapeutic exercise program for osteoarthritis of the knee. The study will support the practice based on evidence to the use of phototherapy in individuals with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee. Data will be published after the study is completed.
trial registrationThe protocol for this study has been submitted to Clinical Trials, registration number NCT02102347, on 29 March 2014.
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