Fatty Liver Response of Cardio-metabolic Risk Factors to Laser Acupuncture Versus Cupping

Cairo University (CU)

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Fatty Liver

Treatments

Other: cupping with scarification

Device: laser stimulation for acupoints

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04971434

P.T.REC/012/003251

Details and patient eligibility

About

Every-two-week applied cupping (with scarification) session within one month on back of upper thorax is not compared previously regarding its effect on cardio-metabolic risk factors to the daily application of laser on acupoints (for month, except Fridays) in fatty liver patients. This trial will compare the two procedure effects on cardio-metabolic risk factors in fatty liver.

Full description

In fatty liver patients,every-two-week applied cupping (with scarification) session within one month on back of upper thorax for 30 patients will be compared regarding its effect on cardio-metabolic risk factors to the daily application of laser on acupoints (for month, except Fridays) of other 30 patients.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

35 to 55 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosed Fatty liver patients by ultrasonography
Class I obese patients

Exclusion criteria

Cardiovascular and respiratory disorders/diseases.
Autoimmune disorders/diseases.
Pregnancy
Other liver disorders/diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

60 participants in 2 patient groups

laser

Experimental group

Description:

In fatty liver patients (30 patients), a daily application of 4-minute laser (for one month, except Fridays) on acupoint number 25,40,36 of stomach meridian, acupoint number 3 of liver meridian, acupoint number 6 of spleen meridian,acupoint number 9.12,4 of conception vessel meridian, acupoint number 14 of governor vessel meridian, acupoint number 4, 11 of large intestine meridian, acupoint number 34 of gall bladder meridian

Treatment:

Device: laser stimulation for acupoints

cupping with scarification

Experimental group

Description:

In fatty liver patients (30 patients),every-two-week applied cupping (with scarification) session within one month on back of upper thorax

Treatment:

Other: cupping with scarification