Phototherapy in Association to Resistance Training in the Elderly: the Effect on Muscle Strength, Muscle Mass and Functional Capacity
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Isokinetic peak torque of quadriceps muscle
研究概览
简要总结
Phototherapy has been largely used in rehabilitation programs due to its analgesic, antiinflammatory and healing effects. Lately, its effects of optimizing the results of resistance training on young individuals have been studied. However, there is a lack of studies on its effect on the elderly population. The objective of the present study is to verify the effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) on the results of resistance training in the elderly. The study will be a randomized doubled-blinded controlled trial. 30 elderly men with age ranging from 60 to 80 years will be included and randomized between Placebo Group (placebo LLLT + Resistance Training) and LLLT Group (active LLLT + Resistance Training). All volunteers will be submitted to a control period of four weeks before the beginning of the resistance training, which will have 12 weeks of duration. The assessments will be done at baseline, after the control period and after the training period. The training sessions will be performed twice a week and the training protocol will be performed with repetition maximum periodization. The LLLT will be applied before the training sessions on eight points of the quadriceps muscles, leading to a total of 240 Joules on each leg. The placebo LLLT will be applied on the same way, but with the equipment turned off. The assessments will include muscle architecture by ultrasonography, muscle strength by isokinetic dynamometer and 1 Repetition Maximum test of leg-extension and leg-press exercises, and functional capacity by the 6-Minute Walking Test, 30s Sit to Stand Test, Timed Up-and-Go Test and Stair Ascent Test.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 60 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Elderly men with age ranging from 60 to 80 years in condition to participate in the strength training program.
排除标准
- •Individuals who already participate in strength training programs;
- •Individuals who participated in strength training programs less than three months before the beginning of the study;
- •Individuals with any kind musculoskeletal injuries in the lower limbs that impair the performance of the exercises;
- •Individuals with contraindications to the performance of high intensity exercises, such as cardiovascular or neurological diseases;
- •Individuals with difficulties in understanding and/or performing the exercises;
- •Individuals who did not attend to at least 85% of the sessions or had 02 consecutive absences and did not recover them.
结局指标
主要结局
Isokinetic peak torque of quadriceps muscle
时间窗: Change from baseline in isokinetic peak torque at 12 weeks
次要结局
- Leg-press 1RM test(Change from baseline in leg-press 1RM test at 12 weeks)
- Muscle architecture(Change from baseline in muscle architecture at 12 weeks)
- Leg-extension 1RM test(Change from baseline in leg-extension 1RM test at 12 weeks)
- Physical Function(Change from baseline in physical function at 12 weeks)
研究者
Bruno Manfredini Baroni
Phd
Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre