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Trial reportLasers in medical science2018

The effect of high-intensity versus low-level laser therapy in the management of plantar fasciitis: a randomized clinical trial.

Banu Ordahan, Ali Yavuz Karahan, Ercan Kaydok

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2018. 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 43 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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43citing papers in PubMed, 6 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

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.

NCT04628390 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Low Level 810nm Laser Therapy on Controlling Pain During a First Stage of Orthondontic Treatment

TypeinterventionalSponsorFundación Universitaria CIEORan2020 to 2021Enrolled60ConditionsMalocclusionArmsLaser, Placebo
NCT07287046 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

A Comparison of Efficacy Between High-intensity Laser Therapy and Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patient With Plantar Fasciitis; Single Blinded Randomize Controlled Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorMahidol UniversityRan2026 to 2027Enrolled28ConditionsPlantar FasciitisArmsHigh power Laser therapy, Focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Banu OrdahanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Konya Education and Training Hospital, Konya, Turkey. banuordahan@gmail.com.
Ali Yavuz KarahanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Uşak University, Uşak, Turkey.
Ercan KaydokDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ömer Halis Demir University, Niğde, Turkey.
Konya Technical University · TRNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi · TRUsak University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to compare the efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) in the treatment of plantar fasciitis (PF). Seventy patients were randomized into either the LLLT (8 men, 27 women; mean age 48.65 ± 10.81 years) or HILT (7 men, 28 women; mean age 48.73 ± 11.41 years) groups. LLLT (904 nm) and HILT (1064 nm) were performed three times per week, over a period of 3 weeks. Each treatment combined with silicone insole and stretching exercises. Patients' pain and functional status were evaluated with Visual Analog Scale, Heel Tenderness Index, and Foot and Ankle Outcome Score before and after treatment. A chi-square test was performed to compare demographic and clinical characteristics. Within-group and between-group differences were also investigated. Paired samples t test was used to analyze the differences between baseline and after treatment values, while independent samples t test was used to compare the two groups. Both groups contained similar demographic characteristics including age, sex, and body mass index (all p > 0.05). Three and two patients in the HILT and LLLT group, respectively, were lost to follow-up. At the study onset, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the Visual Analog Scale, Heel Tenderness Index, and Foot And Ankle Outcome Scores. Three weeks later, both groups showed significant improvement in all parameters (p < 0.05). The HILT group demonstrated better improvement in all parameters than the LLLT group. Although both treatments improved the pain levels, function, and quality of life in patients with PF, HILT had a more significant effect than LLLT.

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Low-Level Light TherapyAnkleDemographyFasciitis, PlantarFemaleFootHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeVisual Analog ScaleHeel Tenderness IndexHigh-intensity laser therapyLow-level laser therapyPlantar fasciitisVisual Analog Scale

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PMID29627888
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