Light therapy for knee replacement recovery
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a special light therapy (photobiomodulation) can help reduce pain and speed healing after total knee replacement. If you're having knee replacement and don't have complications like infection or open wounds, you may be eligible.
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Who can take part
- You are having or have had a total knee replacement surgery.
- You do not have an open injury near your knee.
- You are not pregnant.
- Your surgical wound was closed right after surgery.
- You have no active infection in your knee.
- You have not had previous surgery on the same knee.
- You have no skin defect (like a sore or ulcer) on your knee.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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