Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Low-level Laser Therapy (808nm) on Marker of Muscle Damage
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Collaborating Sponsors:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
MALE
25-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- healthy males,
- physically active,
- aged between 25-40 years.
Exclusion
- smoker, or
- under medicine as anti-inflammatory and/or any drug that could affect normal and physiological conditions and lesion in upper limbs.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
22 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01808716
Start Date
February 1 2011
End Date
June 1 2012
Last Update
March 11 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Federal Univesity of Rio Grande do Norte
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 59072-970