A double-blind randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of low level laser therapy on wound healing following nail surgery

ISRCTN	ISRCTN63833651
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN63833651
Secondary identifying numbers	RDC01733

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Mrs Alysia Kirby
Scientific

Diabetic Centre
Whipps Cross Hospital
Whipps Cross Road
London
E11 1NR
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)20 8970 8241

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Not Specified
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Scientific title
Study objectives	1. To compare the efficacy of low level laser therapy with conventional wound dressing on wound healing following nail surgery 2. To show whether low level laser therapy reduces pain levels compared to conventional wound dressing 3. To evaluate the cost effectiveness of low level laser therapy in terms of drug and dressing uptake and return appointments
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Skin and connective tissue diseases
Intervention	1. Low level laser therapy 2. Conventional wound dressing
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	1. Assessments of wound size 2. Level of inflammation 3. Level of exudate
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	01/10/2001
Completion date	01/04/2003

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	Not provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteria	Patients referred to the chiropody clinic, who are going to have one or more toenails removed and who have given informed consent will be randomised into one of two treatment groups
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/10/2001
Date of final enrolment	01/04/2003

Diabetic Centre

London
E11 1NR
United Kingdom

NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Government

NHS Executive London (UK)

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