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Response of Aerobic Capacity to Low Level Laser Therapy in Burned Patients

NCT04755296 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2021-02-16

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Summary

Severe burns can decrease pulmonary function and impair aerobic capacity persisting for long times post injury. Low level laser therapy is a new modality used to improve aerobic capacity, enhance exercise performance, increase time until fatigue when used prior to aerobic exercises. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of pre- exercise low level laser therapy on aerobic capacity in burned patients.

Conditions

  • Burns

Interventions

DEVICE

Low level laser therapy

Low level laser therapy was applied immediately before each aerobic exercise training session by using a multidiode cluster (with four diode spots; Polaris2, manufactured by Astar ABR, Poland) )on 12 sites on the lower limb (6 on quadriceps ( 2 centrally on rectus femoris and vastus intermedius,2 laterally on vastus lateralis, and two medially on vastus medialis), 4 on hamstrings and 2 on gastrocnemius) with the following parameters: 808 nm, continous output, 200 mW each diode (total of 800 mW) power output, 24 J energy on each site (6 J for each spot) , 40 seconds at each site (8 minutes of total treatment time in lower limb) and 288 J total energy delivered per lower limb, 48 irradiation points per lower limb ,3 sessions weekly for 12 weeks.

OTHER

Aerobic exercises

Aerobic exercise program consisted of walking on the treadmill at a rate of 3 sessions/week for 12 weeks, with each session lasting for 40 minutes in the form of warming up for 5 minutes at intensity of \<50% of the previously determined VO2max of each participant, 30 minutes of treadmill exercises at intensity of (70-85%) of the previously determined VO2max of each participant then 5 minutes cooling down at intensity of\<50% of the previously determined VO2max of each participant.

OTHER

Traditional physical therapy program

Patients were received traditional physical therapy program in the form of (stretching and strengthening exercises for all affected areas, diaphragmatic breathing exercises and activities of daily living).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • N M Kamel, PhD · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-05-01
Primary Completion
2020-11-30
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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