Laser light shows promise for rare nerve pain
NCT ID NCT07661667
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether photobiomodulation (low-level laser therapy) can reduce pain and disability in people with anti-MAG neuropathy, a rare nerve condition. Ten participants will receive 16 laser sessions over six weeks. Researchers will measure changes in disability, pain, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- photobiomodulation (low-level laser therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a safe, non-drug option to reduce pain and disability from anti-MAG neuropathy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply widely. The treatment aims to ease symptoms, not cure the underlying disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
patients treated at the Cornouaille Hospital in the hematology and neurology departments
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * IgM gammopathy with the presence of anti-MAG antibodies * symptomatic peripheral neuropathy * patient agreement Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a solid tumor located in areas exposed to PBM * Patients under legal guardianship (guardianship, conservatorship...) * cognitive disorders * Peripheral neuropathy of other aetiologies * Declining to participate
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre hospitalier de Cornouaille
Quimper, 29107, France
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