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Clinical Trial Summary

The low level laser therapy is able to improve immediately and long term (after 4 weeks of treatment, 3 days per week resulting in 12 applications of low level laser therapy) isokinetic muscle performance of the quadriceps femoris muscle (peak torque, total muscular work , maximum power and fatigue index - normalized by body weight) pre-exercise concentric isokinetic quadriceps femoris muscle in subjects with diabetes mellitus non-insulin-dependent.


Clinical Trial Description

The low level laser therapy is able to improve after 4 weeks of treatment, 3 days per week resulting in 12 applications of low level laser therapy, the indicators: The low level laser therapy is able to improve immediately and long term (after 4 weeks of treatment, 3 days per week resulting in 12 applications of low level laser therapy), the indirect blood markers for muscle damage that evaluate the enzymatic activity of creatine Kinase (CK) and Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) and the visual analog scale (VAS-F) for fatigue, improves indicators F 2.2 point of the WHOQOL-100 for fatigue, improvement in functional indicators of the lower lower Extremity functional regarding Scale, functional improvement in performance in the execution of the test stand and sit and walk test six minutes, the indicators for quality improvement of life questionnaire for the Diabetes Quality of Life Measure and emotional states through the questionnaire Problems Areas in Diabetes Scale. Eligibility criteria: Diagnosis for Diabetes mellitus non-insulin-dependent confirmed by the individual physician, presenting between 30 to 70 years.Exclusion criteria: Diagnosis of cardiovascular disorders, diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy, which have a skin lesion or local infection (quadriceps), history of musculoskeletal injuries in the last 6 months or during the study, individuals unable to perform the assessment protocols / exercise so satisfactory, those who are doing some kind of regular physical activity and who underwent alcohol intake in the 24 hours before any of the stages of the study. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01925443
Study type Interventional
Source University of Nove de Julho
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Status Suspended
Phase N/A
Start date December 2015
Completion date June 2017

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