Effects of Laser Acupuncture Treatment in Hypertension Haemodialysis Patients

Sinai University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Device: Acupuncture Laser Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07170397

SU.REC.2025 (60 H) (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to find the effect of acupuncture laser therapy on Blood Pressure in Hypertension Haemodialysis Patients

Full description

In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis, elevated blood pressure is common and poorly controlled in general. Although volume overload and sodium retention appear to be the main pathogenic mechanism of hypertension in this population, other factors such as increased arterial stiffness, activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, sleep apnea, activation of sympathetic nervous system, and use of recombinant erythropoietin may be also involved. Acupuncture laser therapy, which uses low-level laser treatment at specific acupuncture points, has shown promise in reducing blood pressure without invasive procedures. However, its specific efficacy in hemodialysis patients remains underexplored, necessitating this research

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• sixty hemodialysis patients undergoing physical therapy treatments will participate in the study. Their mean age will range from (18-65) years old

Exclusion criteria

• a failure to take part in more than three light therapy sessions; a kidney transplant; and death

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 1 patient group

Efficacy of of Acupuncture Laser Therapy on Hemodialysis

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients receive Acupuncture Laser Therapy

Treatment:

Device: Acupuncture Laser Therapy