Infrared-LED During Physical Training for Rehabilitation, Physical Performance and Body Aesthetics

Summary

The investigators hypothesis is that the infrared-LED illumination during treadmill training can enhance physical performance in postmenopausal women. The basis for such a hypothesis is based on the fact that the light therapy during the intense metabolic stage caused by exercise may be more efficient.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

DEVICE

Photon stimulation by light-emitting diodes (LEDs)

Treadmill training with the application of the phototherapy was performed twice a week for 6 months, each session lasting 45 min at intensities between 85% and 90% maximal heart rate. The average power and power density on the skin were 100 mW and 39 mW/cm2, respectively. The treatment time was 45 min bilaterally in both thighs. These parameters led to an approximate fluence of 108 J/cm2.

OTHER

Treadmill training

Treadmill training without the application of the phototherapy was performed twice a week for 6 months, each session lasting 45 min at intensities between 85% and 90% maximal heart rate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• University of Sao Paulo

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Vanderlei S Bagnato, Ph.D · Physics Institute of São Carlos (IFSC), University of São Paulo (USP)

• Cristina Kurachi, Ph.D · Physics Institute of São Carlos (IFSC), University of São Paulo (USP)

• Fernanda R Paolillo, Ph.D · Physics Institute of São Carlos (IFSC), University of São Paulo (USP)

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

50 Years

Max Age

60 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2009-12-31

Primary Completion

2010-12-31

Completion

2010-12-31

Countries

• Brazil

Study Locations