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

NCT06702358 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: KFSIRB200-92
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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

Conditions

Post-menopausal Women; Visceral Fat

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

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

  measured in both group before and after treatment. To get in touch with the hunger and satiety cues,BMI ,WHR and serum insulin level.

  for 8 weeks

• Body Mass Index (BMI)

  The weight in kg

  for 8 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Infrared laser diode

OTHER

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

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

Interventions

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

Application of laser acupuncture ( E M E ) 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

Infrared laser diode

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 65 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Post-menopausal Women
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• Endometrial cancer
• Insulin resistance
• Or metabolic disorders
• Diabetes
• Hypertensive •NOT receiving any medication of obesity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kafrelsheikh University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Nawal Reda Rashad Mohamed

Cairo, US, Egypt

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: DEPARTEMENT OF PHYSICAL THYRAPY FOR WOMAN'S HEALTH

Model Details: 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; and two sessions per week for 8 weeks.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 7, 2024
• First Posted: November 22, 2024
• Study Start: July 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2024
• Study Completion: October 1, 2024
• Last Updated: November 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Locations

EG (1)