Laser Acupuncture in Rheumatoid Arthritis Geriatric Patients

N/ACompletedNCT04758689

Cairo University60 enrolled

Overview

Studying the effect of laser acupuncture on geriatric patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Interventions

Laser, exercise, and methotrexateCOMBINATION_PRODUCT

Laser therapy at acupuncture points, aerobic exercise, and methotrexate

Exercise, and methotrexateCOMBINATION_PRODUCT

Aerobic exercise, and methotrexate

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients referred from physician (immunologist) diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients having the disease overlapping with other connective tissue diseases, such as systematic lupus erythromatosus and systematic sclerosis. * History of malignancies.

Locations (1)

A. Sedky

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Interleukin 6 (IL-6)

interleukin 6

Time frame: Baseline

Interleukin 6 (IL-6)

interleukin 6

Time frame: 4 weeks

Malondialdehyde (MDA)

malondialdehyde

Time frame: Baseline

Malondialdehyde (MDA)

malondialdehyde

Time frame: 4 weeks

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

adenosine triphosphate

Time frame: Baseline

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

adenosine triphosphate

Time frame: 4 weeks

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

C-reactive protein

Time frame: Baseline

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

C-reactive protein

Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life (RAQoL)

rheumatoid arthritis quality of life

Time frame: Baseline

Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life (RAQoL)

rheumatoid arthritis quality of life

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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