New device combines laser and suction to zap back pain
NCT ID NCT06245863
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a device that combines laser light with suction or pressure to treat back pain. Fifty adults with low back pain received seven sessions over 20 minutes each. Researchers measured pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, and trunk strength to see if the treatment helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Combined laser (red and infrared) and pressure therapy device
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this device could offer a non-drug option for easing back pain and improving trunk strength.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with no control group, so results may not be conclusive. The device is not yet proven to work better than standard care.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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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
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20 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Volunteers (female and male) * Aged between 20 and 60 years * Who had medical referral for pain complaint in low back Exclusion Criteria: * Psychiatric illnesses * Endocrinopathies * Heart diseases * Neurological diseases * Osteoporosis * Cancer * Analgesic, anti-inflammatory or muscle relaxant drugs in the last four weeks
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fernanda Rossi Paolillo
Passos, Minas Gerais, 37902092, Brazil
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