Photobiomodulation On Muscle Recovery In Professional Soccer Players

University of Nove de Julho

Status: Completed

Conditions: Muscle Development

Treatments: Other: phototherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03416998

PHOTOBIOMODULATION

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Photobiomodulation with low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been widely used in clinical practice for diverse purposes, such as modulation of the inflammatory process, acceleration of the tissue repair process, pain relief and the enhancement of post-exercise recovery. Studies have demonstrated a beneficial interaction between photobiomodulation and the production of creatine kinase, with a reduction in the release of this marker of muscle damage when laser and/or LEDs is administered prior to high-intensity physical activity. The aim of the proposed study is to determine the influence of pre-exercise phototherapy on post-exercise muscle recovery.

Methods: A randomized, cross-over, sham-controlled, double-blind, clinical trial is proposed. The participants will be healthy professional soccer players aged 15 to 20 years from the same team with a body mass index within the ideal range (20 to 25 kg/m2) and no history of lower limb musculoskeletal injuries or surgery or back surgery in the previous six months. The athletes will be allocated to two groups based on the previously calculated sample size and will be blinded to allocation. Creatine kinase will be measured and the subjective perception of fatigue will be determined for each participant. The volunteers will then be randomly allocated to Group A, which will receive active phototherapy, and Group B, which will receive sham phototherapy. The athletes will undergo reevaluations immediately after as well as 48 hours after a football match. The data will be submitted to statistical analysis and the level of significance will be set to 5%.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 15 to 20 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy professional soccer players aged 15 to 20 years from the same team with a body mass index in the ideal range (20 to 25 kg/m2) will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• A history of musculoskeletal injuries and/or surgeries in the lower limbs or back surgery in the previous six months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Phototherapy Active

Active Comparator group

Description:

Phototherapy active group will be administered 30 minutes prior to the soccer match as well as 48 h after the match in direct contact with the skin with light pressure at predetermined sites: nine on the knee extensor muscles, six on the knee flexor muscles and two on the gastrocnemius muscle on both lower limbs.

Treatment:

Other: phototherapy

Placebo Phototherapy

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Phototherapy placebo group will be administered 30 minutes prior to the soccer match as well as 48 h after the match in direct contact with the skin with light pressure at predetermined sites: nine on the knee extensor muscles, six on the knee flexor muscles and two on the gastrocnemius muscle on both lower limbs. For placebo treatment, the same procedures and treatment times will be employed, but the equipment will be set in placebo mode. Only the researcher in charge of programming the device will have knowledge regarding which treatment is being used. However, the programmer will not participate in the execution of the treatment, evaluations or data analysis

Treatment:

Other: phototherapy