Laser light may ease menopause symptoms, early study hints
NCT ID NCT06074120
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether low-level laser therapy could help with vaginal and urinary symptoms of menopause. Twenty-seven menopausal women received eight weekly laser treatments via a vaginal probe. The goal was to see if the approach is feasible and might improve vaginal health and reduce discomfort. Because there was no comparison group, the results are preliminary.
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 (vaginal probe, 660nm wavelength)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-hormonal option for easing vaginal discomfort and urinary symptoms during menopause.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small, early study with no control group, so results are uncertain. The treatment may not work for everyone and longer-term effects are unknown.
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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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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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45 to 85 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Menopause women * With genitourinary symptoms of menopause Exclusion Criteria: * Acute or chronic infection of the genitourinary tract * Advanced pelvic organ prolapse (\>= stage 2 on pelvic organ prolapse quantification system) * History of pelvic malignancy * Unstable blood pressure * Fever * Abnormal sensory nerve * Abnormal coagulation
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 100, Taiwan
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