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Light touch: laser therapy eases stroke stiffness, improves gait in small trial

NCT ID NCT07273591

Symptom relief Sponsor: Montiha Azeem Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on 18 chronic stroke patients with ankle stiffness. Half got laser plus physiotherapy, half got physiotherapy alone for three weeks. Both groups improved, but the laser group had greater reductions in muscle tightness and better walking scores. The results suggest LLLT could be a helpful add-on to standard rehab, but larger studies are needed.

What this could mean

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Active substance
low-level laser therapy (LLLT)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, painless addition to rehab for stroke survivors to help them walk better and feel less stiff.
What could go wrong
This was a very small study (18 people) with short follow-up. Larger, longer trials are needed to confirm if the benefits are real and lasting.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

22 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2025

Finished

Feb 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

45 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: Patients with Age of 45-70 years. Male and female patients with chronic stroke. Patients determined to have persistent stroke for no less than 1 year A maximum of 2 degrees of plantar flexor spasticity on MAS. (35) Cognitive preserved, having score of 24 to 30 on MMSE. (25) Medical referral for physiotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with uncontrolled metabolic illnesses, orthopedic issues, and other neurologic abnormalities should be excluded as potential confounding factors impacting balance performance. Patients with recurrent stroke. Patients who were at that point performing organized proactive tasks, for example, muscle reinforcing works out, Pilates, yoga or focused energy oxygen consuming activities Patients with Hypoesthesia or possibly Hyperesthesia of the side to be analyzed. The patients with active contamination and presence of rashes at the site of utilization of the laser application. A neoplastic lesion at the site of application.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Mobility Limitation Muscle Spasticity stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Plantar flexors Spasticity Stroke

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Shalamar Hospital, Sughra Shafi Medical Complex, Narowal

    Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

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