Tokyo, March 5 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060816) titled 'Effects of linearly polarized near-infrared laser irradiation near the stellate ganglion on autonomic nerves and electroencephalograms' on March 4.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Cross-over Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Single blind -participants are blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kagoshima University

Condition: Condition - People without the disease Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study is to investigate how irradiation of the stellate ganglion with a linearly polarized near-infrared laser affects electroencephalograms and autonomic nervous function. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Linearly polarized near-infrared irradiation (probe placed near the stellate ganglion) Interventions/Control_2 - No irradiation (probe placed near the stellate ganglion)

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 20 years-old = Gender - Female Key inclusion criteria - Individuals without illness

Women aged 20-40

Volunteers (recruited via posters) Key exclusion criteria - Patients with a disease affecting the autonomic nervous system or electroencephalogram (EEG)

Past smoking history

Patients taking regular medication

Women who are pregnant, may be pregnant, are within 28 days of giving birth, or are breastfeeding

Patients deemed inappropriate for study participation due to psychiatric illness or symptoms

Patients with photosensitivity

Other patients deemed inappropriate by a physician Target Size - 18

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Completed Date of protocol fixation - 2019 Year 08 Month 29 Day Date of IRB - 2019 Year 08 Month 29 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2019 Year 08 Month 29 Day Last follow-up date - 2023 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069585

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