Influence of high-energy laser light application to the patellar tendon on its ligamentous microcirculation. A quasi-experiment.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Investigation on healthy test persons
- Registration Number
- DRKS00028155
- Lead Sponsor
- DIPLOMA Hochschule
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria are: a generally healthy constitution. The persons to be treated must have intact thermal sensation and be able to perceive and communicate pain.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria include: previous mental illness, surgery in the last three months, prosthetics or internal knee arthroplasty, acute inflammation, large scar area, known adhesions, skin disease or hematoma in the area of the knee joint, use of pain medication or mind-altering substances.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measurement of the ligamentous microcirculation of the patellar tendon was performed using a laser Doppler flowmeter and tissue spectrometer (O2C, LEA Medizintechnik GmbH, Heuchelheim, Germany).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The infrared surface temperature of the patellar tendon is recorded using an infrared thermometer (Breuer GmbH) and thermography (FLIR LLC), contactless.