NCT03287284

Phototherapy in Association to Resistance Training in the Elderly: the Effect on Muscle Strength, Muscle Mass and Functional Capacity

Completed NA Last updated 1 August 2018

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Active Low Level Laser Therapy in Elderly Men in 30 participants. Completed in 22 December 2017.

Timeline

6 March 2017

Primary endpoint
22 December 2017

22 December 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	triple
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	30
Start date	6 March 2017
Primary completion	22 December 2017
Estimated completion	22 December 2017
Sites	1 location across Brazil

Drugs / interventions tested

• Active Low Level Laser Therapy
• Resistance Training
• Placebo Low Level Laser Therapy

Conditions studied

• Elderly Men — all drugs for Elderly Men →

Sponsor

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Who can join

Adults 60 to 80, male only, with Elderly Men. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Phototherapy has been largely used in rehabilitation programs due to its analgesic, antiinflammatory and healing effects. Lately, its effects of optimizing the results of resistance training on young individuals have been studied. However, there is a lack of studies on its effect on the elderly population. The objective of the present study is to verify the effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) on the results of resistance training in the elderly. The study will be a randomized doubled-blinded controlled trial. 30 elderly men with age ranging from 60 to 80 years will be included and randomized between Placebo Group (placebo LLLT + Resistance Training) and LLLT Group (active LLLT + Resistance Training). All volunteers will be submitted to a control period of four weeks before the beginning of the resistance training, which will have 12 weeks of duration. The assessments will be done at baseline, after the control period and after the training period. The training sessions will be performed twice a week and the training protocol will be performed with repetition maximum periodization. The LLLT will be applied before the training sessions on eight points of the quadriceps muscles, leading to a total of 240 Joules on each leg. The placebo LLLT will be applied on the same way, but with the equipment turned off. The assessments will include muscle architecture by ultrasonography, muscle strength by isokinetic dynamometer and 1 Repetition Maximum test of leg-extension and leg-press exercises, and functional capacity by the 6-Minute Walking Test, 30s Sit to Stand Test, Timed Up-and-Go Test and Stair Ascent Test.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.