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Laser light tested for achy hands – but study stopped early

NCT ID NCT04692597

Symptom relief Sponsor: David Moss Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Cancelled
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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether low level laser therapy (LLLT) could reduce pain and improve hand function in people with hand osteoarthritis. About 83 military members and their families received either real or sham laser treatment weekly for six weeks. The trial was terminated early, so we have limited data on whether it worked.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Low level laser therapy (LLLT) using the Phoenix Thera-Lase device
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a non-drug option to ease hand pain and improve function for people with osteoarthritis.
What could go wrong
The trial was terminated early, so results are limited. It was a small study in a specific military population, so findings may not apply broadly.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

83 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2021

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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.

\*\*Patients must be able to get care at Nellis Air Force Base (a military installation) in order to participate in this study\*\* Inclusion Criteria: * Male and Female Active Duty and DoD Beneficiaries aged 18 years or older * Hand pain, aching, or stiffness And at least 3 of the 4 following features: * Hard tissue enlargement of 2 or more of 10 selected joints * Hard tissue enlargement of 2 or more distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints * Fewer than 3 swollen metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints * Deformity of at least 1 of 10 selected joints (The 10 selected joints are the first carpometacarpal (CMC), second and third proximal interphalangeal (PIP), second and third DIP joints of both hands.) Exclusion Criteria: * Known diagnosis of another type of arthritis: rheumatoid, psoriatic, crystalline, inflammatory bowel associated arthritis * History of treatment with LLLT in the past 12 weeks Surgery within the past 6 weeks * Hand fracture within the past 6 weeks * Pregnancy

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agnosia osteoarthritis osteoarthritis susceptibility 2

As listed by the trial registrant

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Family medicine Integrative medicine Low level laser therapy Osteoarthritis Pain management

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center

    Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 89191, United States

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