Trial reportLasers in medical science2024
Effect of photobiomodulation therapy on headache, and fatigue in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis: a randomized controlled study.
Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05861817 (Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy on Headache, and Fatigue in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis.), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy on Headache, and Fatigue in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2025Pooled it
- The Role of the Gut and Airway Microbiota in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial: Can Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy Be a Novel Method for Treating Chronic Rhinosinusitis?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
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Abstract
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a debilitating disease that resists medical treatment. Photobiomodulation therapy is one of the promising treatment modalities for CRS. The purpose is to investigate the effect of photobiomodulation therapy on headache, fatigue, sinus opacification, and ostiomeatal complex obstruction in patients with CRS. Thirty-one patients with CRS were randomly divided into photobiomodulation therapy and control groups. The photobiomodulation therapy group received photobiomodulation therapy (2.5 J, frequency 9.12 Hz, and 904 nm for 10 min for 12 sessions) on eight rhinosinusitis sites, and the control group received a sham laser. Headache, fatigue, and sinus opacification outcomes were measured before and after treatment. There was a significant improvement in headache, fatigue, and sinus opacification in the photobiomodulation therapy group in comparison with the control group (p < 0.05). Photobiomodulation therapy is an effective physical therapy treatment modality for the management of CRS.Clinical trial registry: NCT05861817.
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