Can laser beams ease your aching knees?

NCT ID NCT06654739

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding laser therapy to standard physiotherapy and exercise reduces knee osteoarthritis pain more than a sham (fake) laser plus exercise. Sixty-four adults with knee osteoarthritis will receive either real or sham laser treatments twice a week for six weeks. The main goal is to measure pain changes using a standard pain scale.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

laser therapy (LightForce® Therapy Lasers) plus physiotherapy/exercise

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a non-drug, non-surgical option to ease knee osteoarthritis pain.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-stage study with only 64 participants. The laser may not prove more effective than sham treatment, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

osteoarthritis susceptibility 6 osteoarthritis, knee

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cabinet Allaire

    Le Havre, 76600, France

  • Cabinet d'Ostéopathie

    Grésy-sur-Aix, 73100, France

  • Casertafisio

    Caserta, Italy

  • Fisioterapia Carioni

    Milan, Italy

  • Fisioterapia EUR

    Roma, Italy

  • Fisioterapia Gardenie

    Roma, Italy

  • Indergaard Physiotherapy

    Leeds, United Kingdom