High-Energy Laser in the Conservative Treatment of Rhizarthrosis

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

THEAL:Ixyon XP (Mectronic, Bergamo, Italy): laser therapy

Study summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that can affect the hands and is particularly debilitating when it involves the trapeziometacarpal joint (rhizarthrosis). It causes pain, deformity, limited movement and strength, joint instability, resulting in significant limitations in daily activities.Many conservative treatments, such as medications, therapeutic exercises, physical therapy, and orthoses, are effective for managing hand OA. For patients who do not respond to conservative treatments, surgical intervention will be necessary.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• recovery of pain — change between baseline to 1 month
  The visual analog scale (VAS) is a validated, subjective measure for acute and chronic pain. Scores are recorded by making a handwritten mark on a 10-cm line that represents a continuum between "no pain" and "worst pain."
• recovery of pain — change between baseline to 3 month
  The visual analog scale (VAS) is a validated, subjective measure for acute and chronic pain. Scores are recorded by making a handwritten mark on a 10-cm line that represents a continuum between "no pain" and "worst pain."
• recovery of pain — change between baseline to 6 month
  The visual analog scale (VAS) is a validated, subjective measure for acute and chronic pain. Scores are recorded by making a handwritten mark on a 10-cm line that represents a continuum between "no pain" and "worst pain."

Trial sites (1)

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