Trial reportLasers in medical science2026
Thermographic outcomes of auricular laser acupuncture and auricular seed acupressure in older adults with chronic shoulder pain: an exploratory nonrandomized, nonconcurrent comparison.
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Evaluation of the Application of Auricular Laserpuncture in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
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Abstract
purposeCompare pain, quality of life, and cutaneous temperature changes within predefined anterior, lateral, and posterior shoulder regions of interest between auricular laser acupuncture and seed acupressure in older adults with chronic shoulder pain.
methodsThis exploratory, nonrandomized, open-label study enrolled 20 adults aged 60-90 years, allocated by order of entry to consecutive, nonconcurrent cohorts of auricular laser acupuncture (n = 10) or seed acupressure (n = 10), treated twice weekly for five weeks. VAS, McGill, SF-36, and thermography were assessed before the first (A1) and fifth sessions (A2) and after the tenth (A3) and analyzed using linear mixed-effects models.
resultsFrom A1 to A3, VAS decreased by - 2.70 points in Laser (95% CI - 4.37 to - 1.03) and - 2.50 in Seed (95% CI - 4.17 to - 0.83); the between-group difference was - 0.20 points (Laser - Seed; 95% CI - 2.54 to 2.14). Selected McGill and SF-36 outcomes changed; McGill affective A1-to-A2 change differed between groups (Laser - Seed: -2.70; 95% CI - 4.86 to - 0.55; p = 0.017). Anterior thermal range (ΔT) showed a TIME × GROUP interaction (p = 0.007); the A1-to-A3 between-group difference was - 1.941 °C (Seed - Laser; 95% CI - 3.097 to - 0.785), although Seed ΔT was higher at baseline (+ 1.496 °C; 95% CI 0.607 to 2.385). Lateral ΔT showed a TIME effect (p = 0.033); posterior ΔT showed none.
conclusionClinical outcomes improved over time without evidence of differential changes between interventions. Thermography identified region-specific ΔT trajectories, warranting further investigation as a complementary method. CLINICAL
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT07010627.
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