None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Low level laser therapy will be used as a treatment for reducing pain in cracked nipples of breastfeeding women.
The laser is a Class 3B single GaAIAs laser. The laser diode has output 100mW, wavelength of 810nm and pulse width of 100microseconds. Illumination is provided by three blue LED’s of 470nm. Elliptical beam area is 9.2mm2 at the aperture.
Treatment doesage is 3Jcm-2, 100% per point. One point is the surface area covered by the laser diode aperture. The number of points treated will b
Low level laser therapy will be used as a treatment for reducing pain in cracked nipples of breastfeeding women. The laser is a Class 3B single GaAIAs laser. The laser diode has output 100mW, wavelength of 810nm and pulse width of 100microseconds. Illumination is provided by three blue LED’s of 470nm. Elliptical beam area is 9.2mm2 at the aperture. Treatment doesage is 3Jcm-2, 100% per point. One point is the surface area covered by the laser diode aperture. The number of points treated will be visually determined by the treating physiotherapist, daily, for as many days as is required for each individual.
Sponsors
Curtin University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Breastfeeding women with single and multiple births Women with broken nipple integrity (cracked or grazed nipples) as assessed by the treating physiotherapist Women who give informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Women who are planning to suppress breastfeeding within 2 weeks Women with babies in the Special Care Nursery Women who have infants diagnosed with cleft palate Women with infectious blood diseased (including HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C) Women with nipple piercing on the affected side Women with breast implants, breast augmentation or who have had breast reduction surgery Women who are expressing only (other than those resting for treatment) and not attempting to breastfeed Women who have insufficient English skills to understand and comprehend the study and are unable to give informed consent.
Outcome results
None listed