Effect of Laser Acupuncture Augmented by Abdominal Exercises on Abdominal Fat

NCT05219227 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

the aim of study is to investigate the effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on abdominal fat in breast feeding women

Conditions

Obesity, Abdominal

Keywords

obesity; laser acupuncture; abdominal exercises

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body fat mass

  Outcome measurement

  1 cycle (42 days)

• Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body mass index

  Outcome measurement

  1 cycle (42 days)

• Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on waist girth, hip girth

  Outcome measurement

  1 cycle (42 days)

Study Arms (2)

body fat mass (BFM)

EXPERIMENTAL

body fat mass will be measured before and after interventions

Other: laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises

Body mass index (BMI)

EXPERIMENTAL

BMI will be calculated before and after interventions

Other: laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises

Interventions

laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises OTHER

laser acupuncture on certain point on the abdomen The following abdominal acupuncture points were irradiated: Cv 8 (Shenque), St 25 (Tianshu, bilateral), and Sp 15 (Daheng , bilateral). The laser irradiations were applied directly to the skin of the points with a perpendicular beam. 478 J/cm2 Abdominal exercises: Types of abdominal exercises: 1. Static abdominal exercises: 2. Dynamic abdominal exercises: * Hip shrugging exercise from crook lying position: * Lateral flexion of the trunk from crook lying position: * Antero-posterior flexion of the trunk from crook lying position:

Body mass index (BMI); body fat mass (BFM)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All participants are free from any medical problems such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension and thyroid dysfunction.
• All participants do not use any hormonal contraceptive method.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants will be excluded if they had diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases, patients who had endocrine disease or digestive tract disease and patients with neurological or musculoskeletal disorder.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kafar Elsheikh Hospital

Kafr ash Shaykh, 12511, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity, Abdominal; Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer of physical therapy, basic science department, faculty of physical therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 6, 2021
• First Posted: February 2, 2022
• Study Start: April 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2022
• Study Completion: September 1, 2022
• Last Updated: September 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)