Clinical Trial: Shock Wave Therapy Versus High-Intensity Laser Therapy for Coccydynia (Tailbone Pain)

U.S., Oct. 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07898514) titled 'Shock Wave Therapy Versus High-Intensity Laser Therapy for Coccydynia (Tailbone Pain)' on Oct. 16.

Brief Summary: This study compares shock wave therapy with high-intensity laser therapy for tailbone pain, also called coccydynia. It includes adults aged 18 to 65 years who have had tailbone pain for at least 3 months and continue to have symptoms despite previous standard treatments.

The main question is whether the two treatments differ in how much they reduce tailbone pain while sitting. The main comparison will be between pain before treatment and pain 3 months after the final treatment session. The study will also examine earlie...