Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37668791›Full record

Trial reportLasers in medical science2023

Pulsed transcranial photobiomodulation generates distinct beneficial neurocognitive effects compared with continuous wave transcranial light.

Luyao Tang, Hui Jiang, Miao Sun, Muqing Liu

Erratum issuedAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Luyao TangDepartment of Light Sources and Illuminating Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hui JiangInstitute of Future Lighting, Academy for Engineering and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Miao SunDepartment of Light Sources and Illuminating Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Muqing LiuDepartment of Light Sources and Illuminating Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. mqliu@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6057-4960

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated the beneficial effect brought by transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM). The present study is a further investigation of pulsed transcranial light delivery, from the perspective of wavelength, operation mode, and pulse frequency. A total of 56 healthy young adults (28 males and 28 females) were included in this randomized, sham-controlled experimental study. The wavelength of tPBM was 660 nm and 850 nm, and under each wavelength, subjects were randomly assigned to one of the following four treatments: (1) sham control; (2) continuous-wave (CW) tPBM; (3) pulsed-wave (PW) tPBM (40 Hz); and (4) PW tPBM (100 Hz). The tPBM duration was 8 min and the mean power density was fixed at 250 mW/cm

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ElectroencephalographySleepinessFemaleGamma RaysHealth StatusHeart RateHumansMaleYoung AdultCognitive enhancementDMSEEGPulsed lightPVTTranscranial photobiomodulation

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PMID37668791

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