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Trial reportLasers in medical science2015

Effect of high-intensity laser therapy in the management of myofascial pain syndrome of the trapezius: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Umit Dundar, Utku Turkmen, Hasan Toktas, Ozlem Solak, Alper Murat Ulasli

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05689788 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effect of High-intensity Laser Therapy in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain. Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorQuiropraxia y EquilibrioRan2024 to 2025Enrolled72ConditionsNon-specific Chronic Neck PainArmsHigh-intensity laser therapy, Stretching exercise, Sham High-intensity laser therapy
NCT06465524 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy and Stretching Exercises on Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: Findings From a Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorQuiropraxia y EquilibrioRan2024 to 2025Enrolled21ConditionsChronic Non-specific Neck PainArmsHigh-intensity laser therapy
NCT06637410 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of High Intensity Laser Treatment in Partial Supraspinatus Tendon Tears: A Randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAnkara City Hospital BilkentRan2023 to 2023Enrolled41ConditionsShoulder Pain, Supraspinatus TearArmsHigh intensity laser therapy, Ultrasound therapy, Therapeutic Exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Comparative effectiveness of six biophysical agents on neck pain rehabilitation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025
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  18. The Effectiveness of Cervical Spondylosis Therapy with Saunders Traction Device and High-Intensity Laser Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Umit DundarDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Turkey, umitftr@yahoo.com.
Utku Turkmen
Hasan Toktas
Ozlem Solak
Alper Murat Ulasli
Afyon Kocatepe University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) of the trapezius muscle is one of the main causes of neck pain. In this randomized, double-blind study, we evaluated the effects of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) in female patients with chronic MPS of the trapezius muscle. The patients were assigned to two groups. The HILT group was treated with HILT and exercise, and the sham therapy group was treated with placebo HILT and exercise. The patients were assessed for pain, cervical active range of motion, disability, and quality of life. Evaluations were performed before treatment (week 0) and after treatment (weeks 4 and 12). Both groups showed significant improvement in all parameters at weeks 4 and 12. However, in a comparison of the percentage changes in the parameters at weeks 4 and 12 relative to pretreatment values, the HILT group showed greater improvement in pain scores, the neck disability index, and several subparts of the short-form 36 health survey (SF-36) (physical functioning, role limitations due to physical functioning, bodily pain, general health perceptions, social functioning, and role limitations due to emotional problems) than did the sham therapy group. We conclude that HILT is an effective therapeutic method in the treatment of patients with chronic MPS of the trapezius muscle.

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Laser TherapyAdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansLasers, Solid-StateMiddle AgedMyofascial Pain SyndromesPain MeasurementQuality of LifeSuperficial Back MusclesTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

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PMID25274197
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