Effect of Laser Acupuncture Augmented by Abdominal Exercises on Abdominal Fat

N/ACompletedNCT05219227

Cairo University40 enrolled

Overview

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

Forty breast feeding women aged between 20 and 35 years will recruited to the study in the women health department faculty of physical therapy clinic, kafr el sheikh university , Egypt. The evaluation procedures will explained to each participant. participants will be divided into two groups Group A : received laser acupuncture, diet modification and abdominal exercises Group B: received diet modification and abdominal exercises only Out come measurement BW, BMI, body fat mass (BFM), body fat percent, waist girth, hip girth, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured at baseline and the end of treatment. BW, BMI, BFM, and body fat percent were measured using the body composition analyzer (Model Inbody 3.0, Republic of Korea).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity, Abdominal

Interventions

laser acupuncture and abdominal exercisesOTHER

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:

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 35 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * 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.

Locations (1)

Kafar Elsheikh Hospital

Kafr ash Shaykh, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body fat mass

Outcome measurement

Time frame: 1 cycle (42 days)

Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body mass index

Outcome measurement

Time frame: 1 cycle (42 days)

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

Outcome measurement

Time frame: 1 cycle (42 days)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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