Laser therapy for nerve pain after neck surgery
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether low-level laser therapy can reduce nerve pain (tingling, numbness, or electric shocks) that some people feel in their neck and shoulder area after a radical neck dissection. It's for patients who have had this type of surgery on one side of the neck and still have moderate to severe pain.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 30 and 60 years old
- You had a radical neck dissection on one side of your neck (to remove lymph nodes and tissues)
- You have nerve pain (tingling, numbness, or electric-like sensations) in the side of your neck or shoulder area since the surgery
- Your pain is moderate to severe (for example, a score of 5 or higher on a 0–10 pain scale)
- You do not have open wounds, a neck disc problem, spine fractures, rheumatoid arthritis, epilepsy, or psychological conditions that would interfere
- You can give written consent to join the study
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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