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Red light laser may tighten wounds – new study tests how
NCT ID NCT07177274
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how low-level laser therapy (red light at 660 nm) affects the stiffness of chronic and burn wounds. Researchers will measure stiffness before and after a 3-minute laser treatment using two devices: OCT and MyotonPRO. The goal is to see if laser therapy changes wound stiffness and how that compares to healthy skin. The study involves 20 adults with wounds that have lasted more than four weeks.
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 (660 nm red light)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better understand how laser therapy affects wound healing and stiffness, potentially improving treatment plans.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 20 participants and no control group, so results may not apply widely. It measures stiffness, not healing itself.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2025
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.
- 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: * presented chronic and burn wounds lasting more than four weeks. * had partial-thickness burn wounds. Exclusion Criteria: * current smokers. * wounds that were fresh and still bleeding.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asia University
Taichung, Wufeng, 41354, Taiwan
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