RCT on the Performance and Safety of LightForce® Therapy Lasers on Knee Osteoarthritis Pain Reduction (SPARK)

Last updated: February 25, 2025
Sponsor: DJO UK Ltd
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Osteoarthritis

Treatment

Sham Laser therapy + physiotherapy/exercise protocol

Laser therapy + physiotherapy/exercise protocol

Clinical Study ID

NCT06654739
ENOVIS-S-INP-0001
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

DJO UK Ltd (ENOVIS) is conducting this study to assess the effectiveness of LightForce® Therapy Lasers on pain reduction in subjects with unilateral or bilateral knee osteoarthritis. In detail this study will assess superiority of LightForce® Therapy Lasers combined with standard of care, represented by physiotherapy/exercise program compared to sham laser combined with standard of care (physiotherapy/exercise program) on pain reduction in subjects with knee osteoarthritis. In addition, this study allows to collect post market clinical data on the safety and performance of LightForce® Therapy Lasers, when used, following the normal clinical practice, in accordance with its approved and CE marked intended use.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient male or female with age ≥18 years old

  • Patient with radiographic diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis (as confirmed by x- rayor CT scan) to be treated by LightForce® Therapy Lasers according its indications.

  • Patient with Kellgren and Lawrence grade 2-3 unilateral or bilateral kneeosteoarthritis

  • Patient suffering from knee osteoarthritis pain for more than 6 months prior toenrollment

  • Pain (either persistent or during activities) score reported by the subject atbaseline ≥ 40 mm measured on VAS

  • Patient able to provide written informed consent

  • Patient with BMI ≤30 kg/m2

  • For FRANCE ONLY: To be affiliated to the social security system or to be beneficiaryof such system

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient with musculoskeletal pathological conditions not to be treatedwith/contraindication to the use of LightForce® Therapy Lasers according to itsintended use and indications

  • Patients who are taking drugs that have heat or light sensitive contraindications,such as but not limited to certain types of steroids

  • Patients who are administered with corticosteroids, should discontinue the treatmentat least 2 weeks prior to study treatment start

  • Pregnant females or females of childbearing potentially planning to become pregnantduring the study participation

  • Patients who had inflammatory arthritis (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, psoriaticarthritis)

  • Patients who underwent intra-articular injection (Ialuronic acid, platelet richplasma or corticosteroids) in the knee in the last 6 months

  • Patients who have a disease that would limit their participation in exercises (i.e.severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe heart failure, cerebrovascularevent history)

  • Patients who have hip or ankle/foot joint pathology that might interfere withparticipation in exercises/knee recovery

  • Patients with a diagnosis of active cancer

  • Patients with tattoos covering more than 30% of the area to be treated withLightForce® Therapy Lasers

  • Patients who are mentally or physically incapacitated

  • Patient participating in other clinical study or has completed a clinical study lessthan 30 days prior to enrollment

  • Patients with other musculoskeletal problems of the knee joint such as tendon orligament injury, recent surgery, recent fracture, or recent meniscus injury and/orundergoing to specific physiotherapy for these ("recent" is defined as within 30days prior to enrollment)

  • Patients with other clinically significant co-morbidities that make the patientunsuitable for study participation, at the discretion of the investigator.

Study Design

Total Participants: 50
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Sham Laser therapy + physiotherapy/exercise protocol
Phase:
Study Start date:
November 23, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
August 31, 2026

Study Description

This clinical investigation is a post-market, International, multi center, prospective, randomized, sham controlled, single blind study to assess the effectiveness of LightForce® Therapy Lasers and to collect PMCF data on the safety and performance of LightForce® Therapy Lasers, when used in accordance with its approved labeling, to comply with Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) Article 61 and Part B of Annex XI.

Connect with a study center

  • Cabinet d'Ostéopathie

    Gresy sur Aix, 73100
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cabinet Allaire

    Le Havre, 76600
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Casertafisio

    Caserta,
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fisioterapia Carioni

    Milano,
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fisioterapia EUR

    Roma,
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fisioterapia Gardenie

    Roma,
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Indergaard Physiotherapy

    Leeds,
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

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