Laser Acupuncture Versus Tap Water Iontophoresis on Hyperhidrosis

Kafrelsheikh University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hyperhidrosis

Treatments: Device: Laser Acupoint; Device: Tap water iontophoresis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04862546

LaserAcupuncture

Details and patient eligibility

About

the purpose of the present study is to assess the effect of laser acupoints on subjects with hyperhidrosis in comparison to tap water iontophoresis

Full description

The study will be randomized control trial pre and post-experimental design. Anonymity and confidentiality of all procedures will be assured in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines. All patients will sign two copies of a consent form before the beginning of data collection. Subjects will be recruited using publicly distributed posters and by online social media, subjects their hyperhidrosis examined by Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale, Perceived Stress Scale. Recruited subjects will be randomly assigned to Laser Acupoint or Tap water iontophoresis groups. The participants and assessor will be blinded for the study hypothesis.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 22 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• volunteer subjects from MIT physical therapy students complained from hyperhidrosis examined by Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale, Perceived Stress Scale.

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects will be excluded if they had musculoskeletal diseases and visceral disorders or had any operations or recent injury

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Laser Acupoint

Experimental group

Description:

Laser will be performed 3 times per week for 2-week measurement. The duration of each cession will be 10 minutes treatment.

Treatment:

Device: Laser Acupoint

Tap water iontophoresis

Active Comparator group

Description:

Tap water iontophoresis will be performed 3 times per week for 2-weeks. The duration of each cession will be 20 minutes treatment session.

Treatment:

Device: Tap water iontophoresis