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Exploring the Effectiveness of LED Phototherapy on Common Symptoms Among Elderly in Long-Term Care Institutions

NCT04202900 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2023-03-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The world is facing rapid population aging, the health needs of the elderly are complex, and their physical capabilities are degraded, and increased the possibility of having one or more chronic conditions. In 1900 to 2000, there were 7,600 million people in the United States, aged 65 and above age increased to 4.1% up to 12.6%, by 2050 is expected to increase 20.3%.In Taiwan, the elderly population have 83.5% is health and sub-health, in order to allow them to perform activities of daily living independently, in particular, need to pay attention to the diverse needs of the elderly, Assist the elderly to increase self-care skills, reduce disability is a very important issue.

Conditions

  • Low Level Light Therapy

Interventions

OTHER

phototherapy protocol

Pretest：Common symptoms in the elderly include insomnia, depression, pressure sore wounds, blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature,fatigue,cold limbs. Intervention：LED light therapy for 6 weeks, 2-3 times a week, every 30 minutes. Post test：Common symptoms in the elderly include insomnia, depression, pressure sore wounds, blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature,fatigue,cold limbs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-11
Primary Completion
2022-07-31
Completion
2022-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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