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EFFECT OF LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY VERSUS ELECTROACUPUNCTURE ON POSTNATAL SCANTY MILK SECRETION

NCT03806062 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2019-01-16

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Summary

A randomized controlled study conducted on 60 healthy primiparous mothers with insufficient lactation. The participants were divided randomly into three equal groups, Group (A) control, Group (B) received low power He-Ne laser beam on both breasts and Group (C) received faradic current stimulation at Spleen 6, Liver 3 and Small Intestine 1 acupuncture points on both sides, all participants received 10 mg domperidone 3 times a day and advice about lactation, nutrition and fluid intake. Evaluation was done before and after the treatment program

Conditions

  • Insufficient Lactation

Interventions

DRUG

domperidone

10 mg domperidone 3 times a day after meals

DEVICE

He-Ne laser (Bravo TrezaSerie) device

The laser scan beam was adjusted to the size of the treated breast for 10 minutes with wave length 632.8 nm and power output 25 mw after the end of treatment session

DEVICE

faradic current

faradic stimulation (Body shaping System, model B-333, made in China) , at the following acupuncture points on both sides: Spleen 6 (Sanyinjiao), Liver 3 (Taichong) and Small Intestine 1 (Shaoze)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ahmed Maged · Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-02
Primary Completion
2018-12-04
Completion
2019-01-02

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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