Trial reportLasers in medical science2012
Red (660 nm) and infrared (830 nm) low-level laser therapy in skeletal muscle fatigue in humans: what is better?
Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 68 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effect of Light-emitting Diode (LED) Photobiomodulation Therapy on Muscular Fatigue in University Handball Athletes
Pilates Method and/or Photobiomodulation Therapy Combined to Static Magnetic Field in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: What is Better?
Who cites it
68 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can pre-exercise photobiomodulation improve muscle endurance and promote recovery from muscle strength and injuries in people with different activity levels? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Lasers in medical science · 2024Pooled it
- Deconstructing the Ergogenic Effects of Photobiomodulation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of its Efficacy in Improving Mode-Specific Exercise Performance in Humans.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
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- Photobiomodulation therapy for the improvement of muscular performance and reduction of muscular fatigue associated with exercise in healthy people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of Photobiomodulation Therapy on Oxidative Stress in Muscle Injury Animal Models: A Systematic Review.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2017Pooled it
- Low-level phototherapy to improve exercise capacity and muscle performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2016Pooled it
- Effect of low-level phototherapy on delayed onset muscle soreness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2016Pooled it
- Effect of phototherapy (low-level laser therapy and light-emitting diode therapy) on exercise performance and markers of exercise recovery: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2015Pooled it
- Effect of photobiomodulation on fatigue-related errors in ankle joint position reproduction: the moderating role of perceived ankle instability in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2026Trial
- High-intensity versus low-intensity laser acupuncture in chronic, non-specific low back pain: a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Trial
- Effect of photobiomodulation therapy on trunk flexor performance after incisional hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2022Trial
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- Acute effects of photobiomodulation therapy and magnetic field on functional mobility in stroke survivors: a randomized, sham-controlled, triple-blind, crossover, clinical trial.Lasers in medical science · 2020Trial
- Photobiomodulation via a cluster device associated with a physical exercise program in the level of pain and muscle strength in middle-aged and older women with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2020Trial
- Photobiomodulation therapy before futsal matches improves the staying time of athletes in the court and accelerates post-exercise recovery.Lasers in medical science · 2019Trial
- LED session prior incremental step test enhance VOLasers in medical science · 2018Trial
- Phototherapy for Improvement of Performance and Exercise Recovery: Comparison of 3 Commercially Available Devices.Journal of athletic training · 2017Trial
- Does photobiomodulation therapy is better than cryotherapy in muscle recovery after a high-intensity exercise? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Lasers in medical science · 2017Trial
- Low-level laser therapy reduces the fatigue index in the ankle plantar flexors of healthy subjects.Lasers in medical science · 2016Trial
- Effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT 808 nm) on lower limb spastic muscle activity in chronic stroke patients.Lasers in medical science · 2016Trial
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
In animal and clinical trials low-level laser therapy (LLLT) using red, infrared and mixed wavelengths has been shown to delay the development of skeletal muscle fatigue. However, the parameters employed in these studies do not allow a conclusion as to which wavelength range is better in delaying the development of skeletal muscle fatigue. With this perspective in mind, we compared the effects of red and infrared LLLT on skeletal muscle fatigue. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial was performed in ten healthy male volunteers. They were treated with active red LLLT, active infrared LLLT (660 or 830 nm, 50 mW, 17.85 W/cm(2), 100 s irradiation per point, 5 J, 1,785 J/cm(2) at each point irradiated, total 20 J irradiated per muscle) or an identical placebo LLLT at four points of the biceps brachii muscle for 3 min before exercise (voluntary isometric elbow flexion for 60 s). The mean peak force was significantly greater (p < 0.05) following red (12.14%) and infrared LLLT (14.49%) than following placebo LLLT, and the mean average force was also significantly greater (p < 0.05) following red (13.09%) and infrared LLLT (13.24%) than following placebo LLLT. There were no significant differences in mean average force or mean peak force between red and infrared LLLT. We conclude that both red than infrared LLLT are effective in delaying the development skeletal muscle fatigue and in enhancement of skeletal muscle performance. Further studies are needed to identify the specific mechanisms through which each wavelength acts.
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