Adult volunteers Adult volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
Laser irradiation to leg using low level laser equipment (sheep) or placebo device.
Sponsors
Adachi Nobuo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age at the time of consent is between 18 and 65 years old. 2. Informed consent has been obtained and sufficient understanding of the study has been obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of previous treatment for leg or ankle injuries and disorders. 2. Participants with mental illness, convulsive attack, seizure disorder, heart disease, cardiac pacemaker, or skin disorder at the laser irradiation site. 3. History of serious side effect to low level laser therapy. 4. Participants who meet the contraindication of the laser equipment. 5. Women who are pregnant or suspected to be pregnant, or who desire to bear children. 6. Participants who have participated or are willing to participate in other clinical studies. 7. Participants who were judged as having the possibility of interruption of specific assessment of the clinical reserach protocol. 8. Researchers who are directly involved in this study or other clinical studies, or employees of medical facility for clinical trial implementation, or their family.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The differences of the replication errors for joint position sense between low level laser group and placebo device group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The differences of the replication errors for joint position sense between dominance leg and non-dominance legs in low level laser group. Muscle activity in the leg surface electromyography. Rating of perceived exertion (Borg scale). Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for fatigure. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactYasunari Ikuta
Hiroshima University Hospital
Outcome results
None listed