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Trial reportLasers in medical science2020

Low-level laser therapy for weight reduction: a randomized pilot study.

Ivana T Croghan, Ryan T Hurt, Darrell R Schroeder, Shawn C Fokken, Michael D Jensen, Matthew M Clark, Jon O Ebbert

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2020. 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 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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.

NCT02877004 nacompletednot on this map

A Feasibility Study Addressing the Frequency of Low Level Laser Therapy for Reducing Central Adiposity and Weight in Overweight Individuals

TypeinterventionalSponsorMayo ClinicRan2016 to 2018Enrolled60ConditionsWeight LossArms3 Low-Level Laser Therapy Treatments Weekly, 2 Low-Level Laser Therapy Treatments Weekly, 1 Low-Level Laser Therapy Treatment Weekly
NCT07472881 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Effects of a Multi-acupoint Laser Therapy Device on Body Shape and Body Composition in Obese Menopausal Women

TypeinterventionalSponsorChang Gung Memorial HospitalRan2026 to 2029Enrolled40ConditionsMenopause, Perimenopause, Obesity, OverweightArmsMulti-acupoint low-level laser therapy, Sham Laser irradiation, Diet and exercise guidance
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Transabdominal photobiomodulation applications: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ivana T CroghanDepartment of Medicine, Division of Community Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Office and Center of Science and Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. croghan.ivana@mayo.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3464-3525
Ryan T HurtDepartment of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Darrell R SchroederDepartment of Health Sciences Research, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Shawn C FokkenDepartment of Medicine Clinical Research Office, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Michael D JensenDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Matthew M ClarkDepartment Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Jon O EbbertDepartment of Medicine, Division of Community Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Mayo Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity and overweight is a global health crisis and novel methods of treatment are needed to address it. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a currently available non-invasive procedure for lysing excess fat, but there is a lack of consensus exists on LLLT frequency and limited research from studies of LLLT. The purpose of this pilot study is to compare the effect of three of the most common LLLT frequencies on weight, waist circumference, body fat percentage, and quality of life. Sixty overweight (body mass index (BMI) 25-29.9 kg/m

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Low-Level Light TherapyAdultBody Mass IndexBody WeightFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeWaist CircumferenceWeight LossAdiposityClinical trialOverweightWeight loss

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PMID31473867
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