Phoenix Thera-Lase for Treating Chronic Pain in Patients Taking Opioid on a PRN Basis

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Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

Hypothesis: Use of high level vs low level cold laser treatments will reduce chronic pain and the need for PRN opioid-containing analgesic medications. Secondary Hypothesis: High level (vs low level) laser treatments will increase the patients level of physical activity and quality of sleep.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02964000
Run by: Phoenix Thera-lase Systems, LLC
People needed: 75
Starts: 2016-11-01
Expected to finish: 2017-12-01
Last updated by the study team: 2017-02-23

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Male or female patients
25-65 years of age
taking oral opiate-containing analgesic medication on a PRN
patient with chronic pain related to an accident, injury or major surgery occurring within the past three years
Patients with a potentially treatable pain condition
Patient wiling to complete a daily diary for recording their pain score, activity level, quality of sleep and all pain-related medications for the three-week study period

You may not qualify if…

Use of any opioid-containing pain medications for more than three years
History of alcohol or drug abuse, or drug-seeking behavior
Previous treatment for drug abuse in detox center or hospital
Current psychiatric condition which require centrally- active medications
Current excessive use of alcohol
Any unstable medical conditions (e.g. coronary artery disease, hepato-renal or pulmonary disease)
Patients not capable of consenting for themselves
Pregnant women
Women of child bearing potential not using acceptable birth control methods.

Where it is running

Phoenix Thera-Lase Systems — Dallas, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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