Status:

COMPLETED

Low Level Laser Therapy in Muscle Fatigue and Muscle Recovery

Lead Sponsor:

University of Nove de Julho

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Conditions:

Muscle; Fatigue, Heart

Skeletal Muscle Recovery

Eligibility:

MALE

18-35 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Muscle fatigue and muscle recovery after exercise are recent areas of research involving Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) and many factors remain unknown, such as optimal doses, power and application pa...

Detailed Description

To achieve the proposed objectives it was performed a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial, with voluntary participation of high-level soccer athletes. Participants received an applic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • professional soccer players aged between 18 and 35 years old;
  • not presenting historical musculoskeletal injury in regions of the hip and knee in the 2 months preceding the study;
  • not making use of pharmacological agents and/or nutritional supplements;
  • participating with minimum frequency of 80% of the training team

Exclusion

  • athletes who experience musculoskeletal injury during the study;
  • athletes who for whatever reason have their training routine changed with respect to the rest of the team during the course of study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01844271

Start Date

May 1 2013

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

December 8 2014

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Nove de Julho University

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 01504-001