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Low Level Laser Therapy Impact on Cognitive Function and Quality of Life in Alzheimer Anemic Elderly Patients

NCT04496778 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2020-08-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms eventually grow severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. this study aimed to delay the deterioration of anemic elderly condition as memory affection interfere with daily life activities and social interaction

Conditions

  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Cognitive Impairment, Mild

Interventions

DEVICE

low level laser therapy ( laser acupuncture combined with nasal laser irradiation)

Cold Laser Therapy Watch (Laser Watch- 650 nm) combines acupuncture and nasal cavity for external blood irradiation. Laser watch with 10 laser beams - is applied to the left wrist. Nasal Probe with 2 laser beams - is applied to the nose cavity

OTHER

aerobic exercise

3 d/week for 45 to 60 minutes per session for 3 months. started by 40%-50% Heart Rate Reserve (determined by using a walking treadmill exercise test) during the first 6 weeks increasing gradually up to 50%-70% Heart Rate Reserve

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ebtesam Nabil, doctoral · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-03
Primary Completion
2020-07-28
Completion
2020-08-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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