Photobiomodulation therapy (red/NIR LEDs) reduced the length of stay in intensive care unit and improved muscle function: A randomized, triple-blind, and sham-controlled trial.
Raimundo Pereira Miranda NetoLara Maria Bataglia EspósitoFrancisco Costa da RochaAntônio Anchieta Sousa FilhoJefferson Hermann Gomes SilvaEulália Caroline de Sousa SantosBruna Lorena Soares Cavalcante SousaKetlhen Ravena Rodrigues Dos Santos GonçalvesAdriana Sanches Garcia-AraújoMichael Richard HamblinFlávio de Castro MagalhãesPublished in: Journal of biophotonics (2024)
The results suggest that daily PBMT can reduce the length of stay of ICU patients and increase muscle strength and mobility.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- mechanical ventilation
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- skeletal muscle
- clinical trial
- double blind
- physical activity
- photodynamic therapy
- study protocol
- drug release
- patient reported
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome