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Trial reportLasers in medical science2015

Effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy and splinting in lateral epicondylitis; a prospective, randomized, controlled study.

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

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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 trial NCT04949373 (Evaluation of the Efficacy of High Intensity Laser), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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NCT04949373 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of the Efficacy of High Intensity Laser (HILT) Therapy in Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorAfyonkarahisar Health Sciences UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled60ConditionsCarpal Tunnel Syndrome, Entrapment Neuropathy, Median Neuropathy, Musculoskeletal DiseasesArmsHigh-intensity laser therapy (HILT), Sham High-intensity laser therapy (sham HILT)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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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
Alper Murat Ulasli
Ozlem Solak
Afyon Kocatepe University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a common disorder that causes pain on the outside of the elbow, as well as pain and weakness during gripping. In this prospective, randomized, controlled, assessor-blinded trial, we planned to investigate the effects of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) in patients with LE and to compare these results with those of a brace and placebo HILT. Patients were randomly assigned to three treatment groups. The first group was treated with HILT. The second group (sham therapy group) received placebo HILT, while the third group (brace group) used the lateral counterforce brace for LE. The patients were assessed for grip strength, pain, disability, and quality of life. Outcome measurements and ultrasonographic examination of the patients were performed before treatment (week 0) and after treatment (after 4 and 12 weeks). HILT and brace groups showed significant improvements for most evaluation parameters (pain scores, grip strength, disability scores, and several subparts of the short-form 36 health survey (physical function, role limitations due to physical functioning, bodily pain, general health, and vitality)) after treatment (after 4 and 12 weeks). However, the improvements in evaluation parameters of the patients with LE in HILT and brace groups were not reflected to ultrasonographic findings. Furthermore, comparison of the percentage changes of the parameters after treatment relative to pretreatment values did not show a significant difference between HILT and brace groups. We conclude that HILT and splinting are effective physical therapy modalities for patients with LE in reducing pain and improving disability, quality of life, and grip strength.

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Laser TherapyAdultFemaleHand StrengthHumansMalePainPain MeasurementProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSingle-Blind MethodSplintsTennis ElbowTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

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PMID25614134
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