Trial Outcomes & Findings for Light Therapy in the Treatment of Leg Pain (NCT NCT00253981)

Results Overview

Numeric scale based on pain level (1-10). The higher the numeric value, the higher the pain level, as perceived by the participant.

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

30 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

4 weeks

Results posted on

2016-06-13

The recruitment took place between 2006-2007 at a military treatment facility.

Some participants were excluded due to deployment, military training that required them to leave the post.

Participant milestones
Measure	Infrared Light Therapy Intervention: The use of infrared light therapy for the treatment of tibial fracture. The treatment was assigned three times a week for four weeks.	Standard of Care Standard of care was characterized by the use of standard medical treatment to include medication.
Overall Study STARTED	16	14
Overall Study COMPLETED	16	14
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0	0

Withdrawal data not reported

Light Therapy in the Treatment of Leg Pain

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Experimental n=16 Participants The experimental group received the monochromatic light infrared energy treatment (MIRE).	Control n=14 Participants The control group followed the standard of care for the treatment of shin splints, usually physical therapy and medication.	Total n=30 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	16 Participants n=5 Participants	14 Participants n=7 Participants	30 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	1 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	1 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	15 Participants n=5 Participants	14 Participants n=7 Participants	29 Participants n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment United States	16 participants n=5 Participants	14 participants n=7 Participants	30 participants n=5 Participants

Timeframe: 4 weeks

Numeric scale based on pain level (1-10). The higher the numeric value, the higher the pain level, as perceived by the participant.

Outcome data not reported

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Adverse event data not reported

Adverse event data not reported

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