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Could a Red-Light brace ease back pain after spinal fusion?

NCT ID NCT06282770

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a back brace with red laser diodes can reduce chronic lower back pain in people who had spinal fusion or decompression surgery 1 to 5 years ago. Half of the 80 participants will wear the active laser brace, and half will wear a sham brace that looks the same but does nothing. Researchers will measure pain, disability, and scar healing over time.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Laser Diode Brace
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a drug-free option to reduce chronic back pain and improve wound healing after spinal surgery.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage study with only 80 people. The sham brace may show similar results, and the effect on pain may be small or temporary.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 80 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2023

Expected to finish

Jul 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Subject will have undergone minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery or spinal decompression surgery in their lower back L1-S1. * Have low back pain of \>3 months and a pain threshold of \> 4 (as described by the the subject), age \> 18 years, and English speaking to eliminate possible miscommunication and consequent human error regarding belt use. * Subject must have had surgery at minimum to 1 year prior to start of study and no more than 5 years prior to start to study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with tumors * Current infection * Drug misuse history * Skin conditions preclude the use of laser belt * Severe spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, spinal stenosis, ankylosing spondylitis * Previous low back surgery exceeding 5 years to initial start date.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Back Pain Inflammation

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Chronic lower back pain Spinal fusion

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Semel Institute of Neuroscience at UCLA

    RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90024, United States

  • UCLA Clinical and Translational Research Center

    RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

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