NCT04862546

Laser Acupuncture Versus Tap Water Iontophoresis on Hyperhidrosis

Effect of Acupuncture Points Laser Versus Tap Water Iontophoresis on Hyperhidrosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kafrelsheikh University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 22 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

the purpose of the present study is to assess the effect of laser acupoints on subjects with hyperhidrosis in comparison to tap water iontophoresis

Detailed description

The study will be randomized control trial pre and post-experimental design. Anonymity and confidentiality of all procedures will be assured in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines. All patients will sign two copies of a consent form before the beginning of data collection. Subjects will be recruited using publicly distributed posters and by online social media, subjects their hyperhidrosis examined by Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale, Perceived Stress Scale. Recruited subjects will be randomly assigned to Laser Acupoint or Tap water iontophoresis groups. The participants and assessor will be blinded for the study hypothesis.

Conditions

• Hyperhidrosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Laser Acupoint	Step 1: The subject was in sitting position and exposure area for applying laser then therapist use tap measurement to find the point. Parameters was used in this study : PROBE :ML A1\\25 TIME:01:00 FREQUENCY: 10000Hz (25mw), DUTY-CYCLE:100% DENESITY: 1J\\CM2 AREA :1CM2 Step 2: Apply laser on acupuncture points by using 10000HZ for 1 minute for every point. Totally cession: 10 minutes Step 3: ensure that all point done Repeat all steps for every subject
DEVICE	Tap water iontophoresis	Enough tap water is placed in the pans, then the generator is plugged in and switched on. After that, the patient's hands are placed in the pans. The treatment is administrated by slowly increased intensity to tell the patient to feel a tingling sensation or up to 20 milliamperes and continue with this polarity for 10 minutes. After that, the polarity reversed and intensity increased again to the desired level for another 10 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-01
• Primary completion: 2021-07-09
• Completion: 2021-09-07
• First posted: 2021-04-28
• Last updated: 2021-09-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt