Laser Therapy in Nipples Injured During Breastfeeding (NCT01723995) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Laser Therapy in Nipples Injured During Breastfeeding
Brazil66 participantsStarted 2011-02
Plain-language summary
This study aims to evaluate the effect of low-level laser in pain relief and tissue repair in mothers with nipple trauma during breastfeeding, compared to a control group.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 45 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
Women hospitalized in the Accommodation System with their children, feeding exclusively directly from the breast and presenting unilateral or bilateral nipple trauma.
Exclusion Criteria:
Women who were using any other form of treatment for nipple trauma; use of any topical substance in the nipple-areola region; presence of inverted and pseudo-inverted nipple; presence of mastitis; previous history or presence of malignancies; presence of photosensitivity or any adverse reactions to exposure to sunlight; discharge planned for the first day of data collection; women under unfavorable psycho-affective and cognitive situations which prevented assessment of the analog pain scale, photo image record. and observation of breastfeeding; women who had twins, children with gestational age less than 37 weeks, or birth weight less than 2500 grams.