Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Menstrual Back Pain

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Menstruation; Laser Acupuncture; Low Back Pain

Treatments: Device: laser acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06342791

004349

Details and patient eligibility

About

effect of laser acupuncture on menstrual back pain

Full description

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of laser acupuncture on the points BL23, BL26, BL40 and SP6 in relieving menstrual back pain.

Enrollment: 32 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All females will have low back pain during menstruation
• Age of the patients will range from 20-30 years.
• Their BMI will be range from 20-30 kg/ m 2

Exclusion criteria

• • Psychiatric disorders
• Pelvic floor dysfunction
• Lumber disc prolapse or any Previous surgery on spine.
• Tumor in lumbar spine

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group A (study group)

Experimental group

Description:

received Laser on acupuncture point BL23, BL26, BL40, SP6

Treatment:

Device: laser acupuncture

Group B (Control group)

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

received sham laser acupuncture on BL23, BL26, BL40, SP6 but the laser was not turned on

Treatment:

Device: laser acupuncture