Photobiomodulation Therapy to Treat Snakebites Caused by Bothrops atrox: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Bothrops venom acts almost immediately at the bite site and causes tissue damage.

Objective

To investigate the feasibility and explore the safety and efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in reducing the local manifestations of B atrox envenomations.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a double-blind randomized clinical trial conducted at Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, in Manaus, Brazil. A total of 60 adult participants were included from November 2020 to March 2022, with 30 in each group. Baseline characteristics on admission were similarly distributed between groups. Data analysis was performed from August to December 2022.

Intervention

The intervention group received LLLT combined with regular antivenom tre

SUBMITTER: Carvalho EDS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10696517 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature