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Trial reportLasers in medical science2021

Acute application of photobiomodulation does not bring important gains for the muscular performance and functionality of diabetic individuals.

Aline Gobbi, Gabriela de Carvalho, André Timóteo Sapalo, Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aline GobbiPostgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, Department of Healthy Science, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900 - Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP: 14049-900, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8121-5366
Gabriela de CarvalhoPostgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, Department of Healthy Science, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900 - Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP: 14049-900, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6237-6308
André Timóteo SapaloPostgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, Department of Healthy Science, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900 - Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP: 14049-900, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3357-7757
Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus GuirroPostgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, Department of Healthy Science, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900 - Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP: 14049-900, Brazil. rguirro@fmrp.usp.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7491-3388
Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade de Ribeirão Preto · BR

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Code 001Fundação de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistência do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo no. 2017/13997-4
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has been used to improve the physical performance of individuals with advanced age; however, there are no studies in the literature that support the application of light-emitting diode (LED) therapy for the muscular performance of individuals with diabetes mellitus who show a decline in functionality. The aim of the study was to analyze the acute effects of PBMT on strength and functional performance in type 2 diabetic individuals. Sixty-three volunteers were recruited and randomized into five groups: control (C), sham (S), red LED (R), infrared LED (IR), and red LED + infrared LED (R + IR). On the first day, the volunteers were evaluated using the time up and go (TUG), the 6-min walk test (6MWT), and isokinetic dynamometer of the ankle. In the following 3 days, groups R, IR, R + IR, and S returned for application of PBMT bilaterally, with 180 J of energy on each leg. On the fifth day, a reassessment was performed. There was no statistical difference between groups for the variables of the isokinetic dynamometer, TUG, and 6MWT. Analysis of the size of the clinical effect for the isokinetic variables showed that there was no pattern among the effects observed. There is a moderate effect in favor of R, IR, and R + IR in relation to C for the TUG and a moderate effect of R + IR in relation to C for the 6MWT. The PBMT applied for a short period does not bring important gains for the muscular performance and functionality of diabetic individuals.

Indexed as

Low-Level Light TherapyDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansMaleMusclesWalk TestDiabetes mellitusMuscle strengthPhotobiomodulationPhysiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID32862403
OpenAlexW3082500262

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