Login (DCU Staff Only)
Login (DCU Staff Only)

DORAS | DCU Research Repository

Explore open access research and scholarly works from DCU

Advanced Search

Methodological issues in visible LED therapy dermatological research and reporting

Grimes, David Robert (2025) Methodological issues in visible LED therapy dermatological research and reporting. PLoS One, 20 (10). ISSN 1932-6203

Abstract
The advent of mass-market Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) has seen considerable interest in potential dermatological applications of LED light photobiomodulation (PBM) for a range of conditions, with a thriving market for direct-to-consumer LED treatments, including red light, blue light, and yellow light wavelengths. Evidence of efficacy is however mixed, and studies report a wide range of irradiances and wavelengths as well as outcome measures, rendering interpretation, comparison, and even efficacy evaluation prohibitive and impeding evidence synthesis.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Medical Sciences > Health
Medical Sciences > Nursing
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Physical Sciences
Publisher:Public Library of Science
Official URL:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.13...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:31658
Deposited On:14 Oct 2025 14:44 by Gordon Kennedy . Last Modified 14 Oct 2025 14:44
Documents

Full text available as:

[thumbnail of journal.pone.0332995.pdf]
Preview
PDF - Requires a PDF viewer such as GSview, Xpdf or Adobe Acrobat Reader
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
929kB
Metrics

Altmetric Badge

Dimensions Badge

Downloads

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

Archive Staff Only: edit this record