Exploring the Effectiveness of LED Phototherapy on Common Symptoms Among Elderly in Long-Term Care Institutions

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-11

Study Completion Date

2022-07-31

Brief Summary

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The world is facing rapid population aging, the health needs of the elderly are complex, and their physical capabilities are degraded, and increased the possibility of having one or more chronic conditions. In 1900 to 2000, there were 7,600 million people in the United States, aged 65 and above age increased to 4.1% up to 12.6%, by 2050 is expected to increase 20.3%.In Taiwan, the elderly population have 83.5% is health and sub-health, in order to allow them to perform activities of daily living independently, in particular, need to pay attention to the diverse needs of the elderly, Assist the elderly to increase self-care skills, reduce disability is a very important issue.

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Detailed Description

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From literature review of LED phototherapy can effectively improve symptoms in the elderly, such as hair loss, dermatitis, rotator tendonitis, epicondylitis of the tibia, wound healing, back pain, patellofemoral pain, spinal neuropathy, chronic pain relief, insomnia and depression.

Comprehensive Phototherapy and Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) perspective, LED phototherapy is the use of physical light energy stimulation and temperature to improve the body's microcirculation and meridian dredge, Enhance the body's energy of the health and sub-health elderly, increasing physical activity perform daily functions.

Taiwanese Elderly to take self-care by the dilemmas of the many aspects. There are 21.52% physical health problems, affecting work or daily activities are limited; there are 35.12% physical or emotional health problems affecting social activities; there are 13.01% incapable perform activities of daily living.

The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of LED phototherapy on physiological symptoms among elderly in long-term care institutions in Taiwan. To examine the effects of physiological symptoms, such as mental state, muscle bone system, metabolism, autonomic balance and other meridian energy tests, it is expected to improve the body energy of healthy and sub-healthy elderly to increasing physical activity perform daily functions.

Conditions

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Low Level Light Therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Phototherapy protocol

Pretest：Common symptoms in the elderly include insomnia, depression, pressure sore wounds, blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature,fatigue,cold limbs.

Intervention：LED light therapy for 6 weeks, 2-3 times a week, every 30 minutes. Post test：Common symptoms in the elderly include insomnia, depression, pressure sore wounds, blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature,fatigue,cold limbs.

Group Type OTHER

phototherapy protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

Pretest：Common symptoms in the elderly include insomnia, depression, pressure sore wounds, blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature,fatigue,cold limbs.

Intervention：LED light therapy for 6 weeks, 2-3 times a week, every 30 minutes. Post test：Common symptoms in the elderly include insomnia, depression, pressure sore wounds, blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature,fatigue,cold limbs.

Interventions

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phototherapy protocol

Pretest：Common symptoms in the elderly include insomnia, depression, pressure sore wounds, blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature,fatigue,cold limbs.

Intervention：LED light therapy for 6 weeks, 2-3 times a week, every 30 minutes. Post test：Common symptoms in the elderly include insomnia, depression, pressure sore wounds, blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature,fatigue,cold limbs.

Intervention Type OTHER