Effect of Low Level Laser Irradiation on Muscle Performance and Recovery

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Physical Exertion

Treatments: Device: B-cure laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02527850

0028-15

Details and patient eligibility

About

Low level laser therapy (LLLT) was shown to affect muscle performance and fatigue. The aim of this study is to investigated the effect of B-cure laser on muscle performance and recovery after intense exercise.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy physical education students, ages 20-35, light or intermediate skin color

Exclusion criteria

musculoskeletal injury to hips or knees in the previous 2 months, use pharmacological agents or nutritional supplements regularly, smokers, physical limitations on completing the exercise tests -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

treatment with real laser

Experimental group

Description:

10 min irradiation with B-cure soft laser on 3 points of quadriceps muscle.

Treatment:

Device: B-cure laser

sham laser

Sham Comparator group

Description:

10 min irradiation with sham B-cure soft laser on 3 points of quadriceps muscle.

Treatment:

Device: B-cure laser