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An Evaluation of Low Level Laser Light Therapy on Improving the Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

NCT02537626 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2021-05-25

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Summary

This study evaluates the effect of applying low level laser light therapy to individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease to see if it may improve their memory, thinking and behaviors. Half of the participants will receive the real treatment with the laser device and the other half of the participants will receive a placebo treatment (not active laser).

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Erchonia ALS Laser

The Erchonia ALS Laser is administered to the subject's frontal cortex, temporal regions and base of the skull 8 times across 4 consecutive weeks, 2 times each week, for 10 minutes of treatment time per administration. The total energy delivered to the subject per procedure administration is 22.5 joules.

DEVICE

Placebo Laser

The Placebo Laser is administered to the subject's frontal cortex, temporal regions and base of the skull 8 times across 4 consecutive weeks, 2 times each week, for 10 minutes of treatment time per administration. There is no energy delivered to the subject.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Erchonia Corporation

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Leon Morales-Quezada, MD · Neocemod

  • Andrew Campbell, MD · Pruebas Clinicas

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-15
Primary Completion
2020-06-15
Completion
2020-10-15

Countries

  • Mexico

Study Locations

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Diseases

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