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Red Light Therapy: a Potential Strategy to Reduce Sports Injury Risk?
Sponsor: Cláudio da Silva Ferreira
Summary
This study investigates whether near-infrared light therapy can acutely improve ankle dorsiflexion mobility and hamstring flexibility, two factors associated with sports injury risk. Healthy adult students will complete three randomized conditions: a control session, a 10-minute cycling warm-up, and a 10-minute exposure to a red and near-infrared LED panel (MITO LIGHT®). Mobility and flexibility will be assessed before and after each condition using the Knee-to-Wall Test (KWT) and the Active Knee Extension Test (AKET). The study aims to determine whether photobiomodulation may serve as a potential strategy to reduce musculoskeletal injury risk.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2026-03-23
Completion Date
2026-04-20
Last Updated
2026-03-19
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Near-infrared photobiomodulation
Exposure to a near-infrared LED panel emitting wavelengths range of 800-860 nm for 10 minutes at a distance of 15 cm and 100% intensity. Mobility and flexibility tests (KWT and AKET) are performed immediately before and after the exposure.
Cycling Warm-up
10 minutes cycling warm-up on a stationary cycle ergometer at 55-75% of maximum heart rate, followed by mobility and flexibility assessments.
Locations (1)
Human Movement Laboratory, Escola Superior de Saúde da Universidade de Aveiro (ESSUA)
Aveiro, Aveiro District, Portugal