Laser Acupuncture in Egyptian Systemic Lupus Females With Insulin Resistance

N/AUnknownNCT05632029

Cairo University64 enrolled

Overview

glucose hemosatasis, oxidative stress, abnormalities of blood pressures, and high inflammatory status is high presented in lupus patients.

64 lupus prediabetic women will equally distributed to group A (n =32 that will receive laser acupuncture (active) for one month (3 days week) on acupoint number 14 of GV meridian, acupoint number 4 and 11 of large intestine, acupoint number 34 of gall bladder meridian, acupoint number 3 of liver meridian, acupoint number 4, 12, and 9 of conception vessel meridian, acupoint number 40, 36, and 25 of stomach meridian, acupoint number 6 of spleen meridian, and acupoint number 5 of triple energizer meridian, laser will be applied for 1 min on every acupiont) or group B (n =32 this group will receive the same protocol of group A but the points will be sham points)

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus PreDiabetes

Interventions

active laserDEVICE

32 lupus prediabetic women will receive laser acupuncture (active laser) for one month (3 days week) on acupoint number 14 of GV meridian, acupoint number 4 and 11 of large intestine, acupoint number 34 of gall bladder meridian, acupoint number 3 of liver meridian, acupoint number 4, 12, and 9 of conception vessel meridian, acupoint number 40, 36, and 25 of stomach meridian, acupoint number 6 of spleen meridian, and acupoint number 5 of triple energizer meridian, laser will be applied for 1 min on every acupiont)

sham laserDEVICE

32 lupus prediabetic women will receive laser acupuncture (sham laser, i.e power of device will be zero watt) for one month (3 days week) on acupoint number 14 of GV meridian, acupoint number 4 and 11 of large intestine, acupoint number 34 of gall bladder meridian, acupoint number 3 of liver meridian, acupoint number 4, 12, and 9 of conception vessel meridian, acupoint number 40, 36, and 25 of stomach meridian, acupoint number 6 of spleen meridian, and acupoint number 5 of triple energizer meridian, laser will be applied for 1 min on every acupiont)

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * prediabetic lupus females (n =64) Exclusion Criteria: * obesity diabetes heart or respiratory problems

Locations (1)

Cairo Unoversity

Giza, Egypt

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