evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Short-Term Efficacy of High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Alleviating Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial.

Siriratna et al. 2022 · Siriratna Punpetch, Ratanasutiranont Chompoonuch, Manissorn Thongsuk, et al. · Pain research & management · 2022

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The importance of power in photobiomodulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-intensity laser therapy.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Siriratna et al. 2022 · Table 1; Table 2 (ref B140)
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Pain intensity (VAS)
High-intensity laser therapy, with or without co-interventions vs Placebo, low-level laser therapy, or alternative treatment, with or without co-interventions · End of treatment
SMD -1.26 [-1.70, -0.81]21 studies · 948 participantsModerate

1 including review in total.