Effects of Light Emitting Diode Irradiation on the Conduction Parameters of the Superficial Radial Nerve

Shenandoah University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Peripheral Neuropathy

Treatments

Device: Superluminous light diode

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01513148

06-750

Details and patient eligibility

About

The introduction of light emitting diode (LED) devices as a novel treatment for pain relief in place of low-level laser warrants fundamental research on the effect of LED devices on one of the potential explanatory mechanisms: peripheral neurophysiology in vivo. A randomized controlled study will be conducted by measuring nerve conduction on the superficial radial nerve of healthy subjects (n=64). One baseline measurement and five post-irradiation recordings (2-min interval each) will be performed of the nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and peak latency (PL) and peak amplitude (PA). The experimental group (=32) will receive an irradiation of 2 J/cm2 with an infrared LED device (Dynatronics Solaris Model 705), while the placebo group will be treated by sham irradiation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of LED light on the conduction velocity and amplitude of the superficial radial nerve.

Enrollment

32 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 50 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

no history of neurological disease, polyneuropathy, peripheral neuropathy or cervical radiculopathy

Exclusion criteria

positive findings during the clinical screening examination suggestive of an underlying neurological disease, polyneuropathy, peripheral neuropathy or cervical radiculopathy.
a history of a neurological disease, polyneuropathy, peripheral neuropathy or cervical radiculopathy.