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Effect of LED Therapy for Treatment Nipple Fissure

NCT03496753 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2018-04-12

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Summary

Treatment options for nipple fissures include drug therapy with antifungal and antibiotics, topical applications of lanolin, glycerin gel, creams and lotions, the milk itself, hot compresses and silicone nipple shields. Studies involving a light-emitting diode (LED) therapy have demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties, the enhancement of the wound repair process and the control of pain.

Conditions

  • Nipple Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

Led Therapy

The following will be the phototherapeutic parameters: total spot area: 1.44 cm²; continuous emission mode; output power: 10 mW; infrared wavelength (880 to 904 nm); fluence: 4 J/cm²; and application time: 10 minutes/session. Sessions will be held three times a week on alternating days for six consecutive weeks, totaling 18 sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nove de Julho

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-20
Primary Completion
2018-09-20
Completion
2019-08-20

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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