Laser light could ease knee pain and build muscle in osteoarthritis patients
NCT ID NCT07078877
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether low-level laser therapy, combined with a home exercise program, can help people with knee osteoarthritis. It will measure pain, knee function, and muscle thickness in 62 participants over 3 months. The goal is to see if adding laser treatment improves outcomes more than exercise alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low-level laser therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-invasive way to ease pain and improve muscle strength in people with knee osteoarthritis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 62 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the laser therapy might not provide significant benefits over exercise alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Individuals with knee osteoarthritis according to ACR criteria, Those at grade 2-3 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence scale, Individuals aged over 50 years Exclusion Criteria: Individuals with a history of trauma or surgery to the knee joint, Those who have received intra-articular injection to the knee within the last 3 months, Those who have undergone physical therapy or exercise treatment in the past year, Individuals with a pacemaker, Patients with high cardiac risk, Those with active malignancy, Individuals with genetic bone or joint disease, Those with a BMI \> 35 kg/m²
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara Etlik City Hospital
RECRUITINGAnkara, YENIMAHALLE, 06170, Turkey (Türkiye)
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