NCT01808716

Effect of Low-level Laser Therapy (808nm) on Marker of Muscle Damage

Effect of Low-level Laser Therapy (808nm) on Marker of Muscle Damage: Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 25 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study hypothesis is a decreased muscle damage induced by exercises when low-level laser therapy is applied on body muscles before exercises.

Detailed description

The study assessed males submitted to exercise to induce muscle damage. Creatine kinase levels in blood was quantified in order to identify the magnitude of muscle damage.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Low-level laser therapy (808nm) and exercise	Use of low-level laser therapy(LLLT)or placebo-LLLT applied on biceps brachii for muscle damage recovery

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-02-01
• Primary completion: 2011-10-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2013-03-11
• Last updated: 2013-03-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil