NCT01391195

Effects of Low Level Laser Therapy (808nm) on Muscle Performance of Young Women Submitted to Physical Training

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 28 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study hypothesis is an increase in muscle performance and a higher aerobic adaptation of young women submitted to chronic endurance training program associated to low level laser therapy when compared to chronic aerobic training alone.

Detailed description

The study assessed women muscle performance in isokinetic dynamometry, ventilatory parameters such as ventilatory threshold, VO2Peak, VO2Max, Ventilation. Maximal load in cycle ergometer test (Balke's protocol), Borg Scale and Heart rate were assessed too.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Phototherapy by low level laser therapy	Phototherapy by low level laser therapy during 9 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-01-01
• Primary completion: 2007-04-01
• Completion: 2007-10-01
• First posted: 2011-07-11
• Last updated: 2011-07-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil