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Laser Acupuncture in Egyptian Systemic Lupus Females With Insulin Resistance

NCT05632029 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2022-11-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

glucose hemosatasis, oxidative stress, abnormalities of blood pressures, and high inflammatory status is high presented in lupus patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

active laser

32 lupus prediabetic women will receive laser acupuncture (active laser) for one month (3 days week) on acupoint number 14 of GV meridian, acupoint number 4 and 11 of large intestine, acupoint number 34 of gall bladder meridian, acupoint number 3 of liver meridian, acupoint number 4, 12, and 9 of conception vessel meridian, acupoint number 40, 36, and 25 of stomach meridian, acupoint number 6 of spleen meridian, and acupoint number 5 of triple energizer meridian, laser will be applied for 1 min on every acupiont)

DEVICE

sham laser

32 lupus prediabetic women will receive laser acupuncture (sham laser, i.e power of device will be zero watt) for one month (3 days week) on acupoint number 14 of GV meridian, acupoint number 4 and 11 of large intestine, acupoint number 34 of gall bladder meridian, acupoint number 3 of liver meridian, acupoint number 4, 12, and 9 of conception vessel meridian, acupoint number 40, 36, and 25 of stomach meridian, acupoint number 6 of spleen meridian, and acupoint number 5 of triple energizer meridian, laser will be applied for 1 min on every acupiont)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ali Ismail, lecturer · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-20
Primary Completion
2023-03-30
Completion
2023-03-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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Diseases

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