Finnish researcher Vladimir Heiskanen has compiled a list of clinical studies related to photobiomodulation, low lever laser therapy and other light therapies, which together constitute what we call red light therapy, in his popular google sheet.
In this article we list only human red light therapy studies & clinical trials that deal with various human conditions.
Categories and conditions:
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Adipose Tissue:
- Lipolytic activity
- Lipoplasty
- Liposuction complications
- Mitochondrial function
- Subcutaneous adipose tissue
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Bone:
- Cerebral palsy patients
- Fractures
- Osteoporosis
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Brain:
- Addiction (alcohol)
- Addiction (opioid)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Binswanger's disease
- Bipolar disorder
- Brain injury
- Cerebral palsy
- Circulation
- Cognitive impairment
- Cognitive performance
- Concussion
- Depression
- Down syndrome (cognitive performance)
- EEG
- Excitability
- fMRI
- Functional connectivity
- Kleine-Levin syndrome
- Metabolism
- Motor function
- Multiple sclerosis
- Myasthenia gravis
- Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and PBM
- Parkinson's disease
- Schizophrenia
- Stroke (clinical)
- Stroke complications
- [Some entries are unspecified]
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Carpal Tunnel:
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Wrist pain (chronic)
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Cells:
- Fibroblast function
- Nitric oxide
- Signalling pathways
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Circulation:
- Arterial restenosis
- Blood flow (feet)
- Blood flow (forearm)
- Blood flow (superficial)
- Digital ischemia
- Endothelium
- Hemoglobin
- Hypertension
- Microcirculation
- Nasal LLLT
- Nitric oxide
- Raynaud syndrome
- Serum inflammatory markers
- Skin
- Stem cells in blood
- Thrombophlebitis
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Cosmetic Medicine:
- Body contouring
- Breast augmentation
- Cellulite
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Dermatology:
- [List of various skin-related conditions, including different types of dermatitis, acne, psoriasis, skin damage, pigmentation issues, etc.]
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Development:
- Spina bifida
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Diabetes Mellitus:
- Glycemia
- Intravenous irradiation
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Edema:
- Limb ulcer
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Eyes:
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Amblyopia
- Chalazia
- Colour contrast sensitivity
- Conjunctival sac stenosis
- Corneal injury
- Diabetic macular edema
- Dry eyes (prevention)
- Dry eyes
- Eyelids
- Glaucoma
- In vitro
- Iridocyclitis
- Myopia
- Myopia (progressive)
- Ocular hypertension
- Orbital implants
- Other
- Oxygen-induced retinopathy (RoP)
- Reticular Pseudodrusen (RPD)
- Retinal blood flow
- Retinitis pigmentosa (RP)
- Stargardt disease
- [Some entries are unspecified]
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Gastroenterology:
- Colonic motility dysfunction
- Diarrhea
- Dysphagia
- Microbiome
- Perianal abscess
- Surgery
- Ulcerative colitis
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Hair:
- Alopecia areata
- Androgenetic alopecia
- Chemotherapy-induced alopecia
- Eyebrow loss
- Hair follicle transplantation
- Hair loss (not AGA)
- Lichen Planopilaris
- Scarring alopecia & CCCA
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Hearing:
- Hearing loss
- Meniere's disease
- Tinnitus
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Heart:
- Arrhythmia, ventricular
- Baroreflex sensitivity
- CABG surgery (exercise capacity)
- CABG surgery
- Myocardial infarction
- Russian/Polish research
- Sarcoidosis
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Heart (duplicate category):
- Heart failure
- Myocardial infarction
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Immunity:
- Injection-site reaction
- Lymphocytes
- Mast cells
- Systemic inflammation
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Infections:
- Aeromonas
- Chikungunya Virus
- COVID-19: post-covid symptoms
- COVID-19
- Leishmaniasis
- Monkeypox
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Intravascular LLLT:
- Stroke
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Joints:
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Arthritis (juvenile)
- Cartilage
- Chondromalacia patellae
- Crystal arthropathy
- Haemophilic arthropathy
- Meniscus
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis (knee)
- Osteoarthritis (hand)
- Osteoarthritis (cervical)
- Osteoarthritis (TMJ)
- Osteoarticular pain
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Kidney:
- Acute kidney injury
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic kidney disease (muscle)
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Laser Acupuncture:
- Blood pressure
- Muscle
- Obesity
- Sleep
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Liver:
- Fatty liver
- Hepatocellular insufficiency
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LLLT: Past and Future:
- General
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Lymphatic System:
- Lymphedema
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Mechanisms:
- Original research
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Metabolic Health:
- Weight loss
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Muscle:
- [List of various muscle-related conditions, including exercise-related conditions, muscle fatigue, injuries, and aging-related muscle function]
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Nervous System:
- [List of conditions related to both the central and peripheral nervous systems, including neuropathies, nerve injuries, and electrical activity of nerves]
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Oncology:
- Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
- HSF / PPED
- Human research
- Immune system
- Immunosuppression
- Safety
- Supportive care
- Tumor cells
- Tumor growth
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Oral:
- [Extensive list of conditions related to oral health and dentistry, including dental surgery, oral mucosal diseases, dental implants, and various oral pathologies]
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Other:
- Biophoton papers
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Pancreas:
- Pancreatitis
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Pain:
- [Comprehensive list of pain-related conditions, including acute, chronic, musculoskeletal, neuropathic pain, and pain management in various parts of the body]
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Penetration:
- Brain
- Gingiva
- Sports injuries
- Teeth
- [Some entries are unspecified]
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Radiation:
- X-rays
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Reproductive System:
- [Various conditions related to reproductive health, including issues related to childbirth, menstrual pain, sexual dysfunction, and cancer treatment effects]
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Respiratory System:
- Allergic rhinitis
- Asthma
- COPD
- Dyspnea
- Nasal polyposis
- Nosebleed (epistaxis)
- Olfactory dysfunction
- Pneumonia
- Rhinosinusitis
- [Some entries are unspecified]
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Rheumatology:
- Scleroderma
- Systemic sclerosis
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Safety of PBM/LLLT:
- Blue light PBM to eyes
- Brain
- Eye safety
- Skin
- [Some entries are unspecified]
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Sleep Medicine:
- Bruxism
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Restless legs syndrome (RLS)
- Sleep quality
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Spinal Column:
- Axial spondyloarthritis
- Intravertebral disks
- Lumbar disc degeneration
- Lumbar disc protrusion
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Radicular cervical spondylosis
- Spinal disk herniation
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Stem Cells & Regeneration:
- Adipose-derived stem cells
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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome:
- [Unspecified or general entries]
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Sunlight:
- Bone health
- Intervention: Depression
- Mental health
- Ultraviolet radiation: experimental research
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Surgery:
- [Various conditions related to surgical recovery, including post-surgery healing, specific types of surgeries, and autonomic nervous system responses]
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Syndromes:
- Gulf War Illness
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Systemic Effects:
- Metabolic health
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Tendons:
- Achilles tendon
- de Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Digital flexor tendons
- Patellar tendinopathy
- Review
- Tendinitis
- Tennis elbow
- Tenosynovitis
- Tibial tendon
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Thyroid:
- Hypothyroidism
- Skin
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Urology / Gynaecology:
- Overactive bladder
- Urinary incontinence
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Voice:
- Vocal fatigue
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Warts:
- Plantar warts
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Water-filtered Infrared-A:
- Body contouring
- Thermal effects
- Tissue oxygenation
- Wound healing
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Wavelengths:
- Blue & Green
- CO2 laser
- Far-infrared
- Green light: pain
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Wound Healing:
- Abrasion
- Accident injuries
- Buerger disease
- Burns (clinical)
- Chronic
- Diabetic foot ulcer: PDT clinical studies
- Diabetic foot ulcer
- Diabetic (preclinical)
- Digital ulcers (systemic sclerosis)
- Flowable wound matrix
- Laser-induced wound
- Leprosy
- Pressure ulcer
- Skin wounds
- Suction blister wound
- Surgical wounds
- Various types of wounds
- Venous ulcer