Potential Therapeutic Implications of Laser Acupoints on Visceral Fat and Hormonal Changes in Post-menopausal Women

Kafrelsheikh University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Visceral Fat; Post-menopausal Women

Treatments: Other: Potential Therapeutic Implications of laser Acupoints on Visceral Fat and Hormonal Changes in Post-menopausal Women

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06702358

KFSIRB200-92

Details and patient eligibility

About

Potential Therapeutic Implications of laser Acupoints on Visceral Fat and Hormonal Changes in Post-menopausal Women

Full description

All the patients fitted the inclusion criteria, will be given explanation of the treatment protocol in their understandable language.

Treatment procedures. Group (A): will receive laser acupuncture in addition to traditional treatment (low calorie-diet and physical activity) Group (B): will receive traditional treatment only

Laser acupuncture technique:

Application of laser acupuncture on 10 acupuncture procedure for each woman which will be detected by therapist according to Acupuncture points Will stimulate St 25 (Tianshu), St 36 (Zusanli), Liv 3 (Taichong); P 6 (Neiguan), H 7 (Shenmen) for the psychical aspect of the therapy and Auriculothera- py: 55 (Shenmen) and 87 (Stomach) Each point stimulating will be Stimulation time, 30 s/point two sessions per week for 8 weeks.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 50 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Post-menopausal women
• Woman with visceral obesity
• with age ranges from 50-65years
• Body mass index (BMI) more than 30 kg/m2
• WHR more than 0.8

Exclusion criteria

• Endometrial cancer

  • Insulin resistance
  • Or metabolic disorders

• Diabetes

• Hypertensive •NOT receiving any medication of obesity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Infrared laser diode

Other group

Description:

Laser pointer instruments Product Details Infrared laser diode made in Italy, it must be perpendicular with direct contact to each point. Each point will stimulate bilaterally by a laser beam of the following parameters wave length 904 nm; strength, 24 mW; energy, 0.1 J; stimulation time, 30 s/point

Treatment:

Other: Potential Therapeutic Implications of laser Acupoints on Visceral Fat and Hormonal Changes in Post-menopausal Women