Laser light might loosen stiff hands after stroke
NCT ID NCT07171788
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether shining a low-level laser on the wrist can reduce muscle tightness and improve hand function in 40 stroke survivors aged 45 to 60. Participants will receive either laser therapy plus standard physical therapy or just physical therapy. The goal is to see if the laser can safely ease spasticity and boost grip strength.
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 offer a non-drug way to ease muscle tightness and improve hand use after a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early trial with only 40 people, so results may not apply widely. The laser effect may be too weak to make a real difference.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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45 to 60 years
- 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: * forty stroke patients with wrist flexors spasticity from both sex will be participate in this study * Their age ranges from 45 to 60 years. * Patients will be referred by neurological consultants. * preserved cognitive system, i.e., ability to respond to verbal stimul * Body mass index less than 30. * Patients will be diagnosed by clinical and radiological examination. * patients with wrist flexors spasticity according to modified ashworth scale score +1 to 2. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with contractures, fractures, rigidity, and deformity * Patients with cognitive impairments. * Patients with visual, auditory impairment affecting their ability to complete tasks. * Uncontrolled Diabetic patient. * Presence of hypoesthesia and/or hyperesthesia of the involved upper limb. * Other major neurological condition (e.g., Spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Epilepsy, Meningitis, and Brain tumor). * presence of neoplastic lesions at the site of application
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