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Evaluation of Sensory-motor Response to Low-level Laser Therapy for the Treatment of Spinal Injuries

NCT03031223 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2017-01-25

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Summary

Spinal cord injuries have become increasingly frequent due mainly to the increase in urban violence. The growing number of automobile collisions and violence-related events merits particular attention, as such occurrences can lead to death or disability stemming from a spinal injury. The severity of the consequences depends on the location affected and degree of destruction of afferent and efferent spinal cord pathways, with higher, more extensive injuries leading to less physical fitness and functional independence. Unfortunately, injured neurons of the central nervous system are unable to regenerate following a spinal injury and spinal cord regeneration is therefore a major challenge to researchers in the fields of neuroscience and neurologia. Upon receiving an external stimulus, the central nervous system is believed to adapt and reorganize itself using mechanisms to compensate for neuronal loss and promote, even if partially, the remodeling of remaining synaptic connections, leading to new neuronal sprouting. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has proven to be a possible option for the stimulation of the repair process in the central nervous system. It is plausible that this type of therapy can offer the same benefits previously established in other types of tissues, the stimulation of bone formation, neovascularization and the regeneration of peripheral nerves. Research groups have investigated the efficacy of LLLT for the treatment of spinal cord injuries and have demonstrated that laser therapy administered simultaneously to an injured sciatic nerve and corresponding segment of the spinal cord accelerates the regeneration process of the injured peripheral nerve.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

RADIATION

low-level laser therapy

low-level laser therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nove de Julho

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fernanda C. da Silva, master · University of Nove de Julho

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-05-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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