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Aerobic Exercise Verus Acupuncture on the Quality of Life in Women Suffering From Irritable Bowel Syndrome

NCT05947929 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2023-07-18

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Summary

To compare the effect of aerobic exercise and the acupuncture on the quality of life in women with irritable bowel syndrome

Conditions

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Aerobic excise

the treadmill exercises three times a week for 12 weeks) based on the Following protocol: Intensity exercise: determined by karvonen formula: Exercise heart rate = \[(A-B) × desired intensity\] + B \[A represents maximum heart rate (220-age) and B for resting heart rate (average of three measurements)\]. The desired intensity will be at 50- 70%. Heart rate was measured by pulse-meter to detect pulse rate before exercise (Resting HR)\].

OTHER

acupuncture

the acupuncture needles will be inserted through the adhesive pads. The acupuncture needles used in the study are 40 mm in length and 0.30 mm in diameter and manufactured by Suzhou Hwato Medical Instruments Co. Ltd (Suzhou, China). The following acupoints will be used: DU20 (Baihui), ST36 (Zusanli), ST37 (Shangjuxu), SP6 (Sanyinjiao), ST25 (Tianshu), and LR3 (Taichong).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Manal Nasser Hussein · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-20
Primary Completion
2021-09-15
Completion
2022-06-25

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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