Lipid Profile Response to Electroacupuncture Stimulation in Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Patients

Ramy Salama Draz60 enrolled

Overview

sixty female patients suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were randomly divided into two equal groups group 1 received electroacupuncture stimulation for 6 weeks at special points of stimulation. group 2 was a control group that received nothing without any change in lifestyle and we assed the response of lipid profile post-treatment protocol in both groupes

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Fatty Liver , Electroacupuncture, Lipid Profile

Interventions

electro-acupuncture stimulationDEVICE

stimulation of acupoints of the liver meridian of lv3 lv14

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 55 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: non alcoholic fatty liver BMI 30-40 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with: (Hepatitis C \& b any form of seizure

Locations (1)

faculty of physical therapy Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

tri-triglycerides (mg/dl) , total cholesterol (mg/dl) , HDL (mg/dl) , LDL (mg/dl)

lowering of total lipid profile in study group

Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

weight (kg) , height (m), BMI (kg/m2)

calculation of body mass index

Time frame: 1st week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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