New Modality for Post Covid Syndrome Patients

Cairo University80 enrolled

Overview

Coronavirus (19) is a pandemic that affects many countries allover the world. Many patients experienced symptoms as dyspnea and fatigue after their recovery from coronavirus . These symptoms appear to occur regardless the severity of the infection. In addition, many studies reported change in the inflammatory status and immunity in post covid patients. laser acupuncture is a painless noninvasive modality that is used in treating many diseases. laser acupuncture appear to have a role in relieving symptoms, altering inflammatory status and boosting immunity in post covid patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Post Covid Syndrome

Interventions

laser acupunctureDEVICE

gallium-aluminum arsenide diode laser with a continuous wave and a wavelength of 850nm will be used for laser acupuncture. it will be applied for three times per week for 12 weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age will be ranged from 30 to 40 years * patients were diagnosed as covid 19 by polymerase chain reaction test using nasopharyngeal swap * patients will be negative polymerase chain reaction test (pcr) with symptoms of dyspnea and fatigue. * patients will be recruited after 2 weeks post the negative pcr * patients who want to participate and complete the study till the end Exclusion Criteria: * patients with photosensitivity * pacemaker plantation pregnant women * BMI more than 30kg/m2 infection or inflammation at the site of acupuncture laser malignancy uncontrolled diabetes psychiatric disorders or mental retardation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

change in the level of CD 3 T cells

5ml of blood will be drawn and serum will be separated. cd3 level will be measured using BD FACS Canto flow cytometer