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Primary study · included by 1 review

Comparison between Low-Level and High-Intensity Laser Therapy as an Adjunctive Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial.

Ahmad et al. 2023 · Ahmad Mohd Azzuan, Moganan Mageswari, A Hamid Mohamad Shariff, et al. · Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023

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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 Ahmad et al. 2023 · Table 1; Table 2 (ref B13)
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
Pain intensity (VAS)
HILT (Class IV, >0.5 W) vs Low-level laser therapy (LLLT, ≤0.5 W) · End of treatment
SMD -1.32 [-1.91, -0.74]9 studies · 470 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.