Effect of Laser Acupuncture Augmented by Abdominal Exercises on Abdominal Fat

Obesity, Abdominal Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of 12 Session of Laser Acupuncture Augmented by Abdominal Exercises on Abdominal Fat in Obese Breast-feeding Women

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05219227
• Other study ID #: P.T.REC
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: September 2022
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

the aim of study is to investigate the effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on abdominal fat in breast feeding women

Description:

Forty breast feeding women aged between 20 and 35 years will recruited to the study in the women health department faculty of physical therapy clinic, kafr el sheikh university , Egypt. The evaluation procedures will explained to each participant. participants will be divided into two groups Group A : received laser acupuncture, diet modification and abdominal exercises Group B: received diet modification and abdominal exercises only

Out come measurement BW, BMI, body fat mass (BFM), body fat percent, waist girth, hip girth, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured at baseline and the end of treatment. BW, BMI, BFM, and body fat percent were measured using the body composition analyzer (Model Inbody 3.0, Republic of Korea).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: August 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 20 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All participants are free from any medical problems such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension and thyroid dysfunction.

All participants do not use any hormonal contraceptive method.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants will be excluded if they had diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases, patients who had endocrine disease or digestive tract disease and patients with neurological or musculoskeletal disorder.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity, Abdominal

Intervention

Other:
• laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises
laser acupuncture on certain point on the abdomen The following abdominal acupuncture points were irradiated: Cv 8 (Shenque), St 25 (Tianshu, bilateral), and Sp 15 (Daheng , bilateral). The laser irradiations were applied directly to the skin of the points with a perpendicular beam. 478 J/cm2 Abdominal exercises: Types of abdominal exercises: Static abdominal exercises: Dynamic abdominal exercises: Hip shrugging exercise from crook lying position: Lateral flexion of the trunk from crook lying position: Antero-posterior flexion of the trunk from crook lying position:

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Kafar Elsheikh Hospital	Kafr Ash Shaykh

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body fat mass	Outcome measurement	1 cycle (42 days)
Primary	Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body mass index	Outcome measurement	1 cycle (42 days)
Primary	Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on waist girth, hip girth	Outcome measurement	1 cycle (42 days)