NCT04970199

Cardiovascular Protective Role of Laser Acupuncture in Systemic Lupus

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 47 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic and multisystemic autoimmune disorder which predominantly affecting women. The most common cause of death in lupus patients affected by disease for more than 5 years is cardiovascular disease due to presence of some factors as oxidative stress, pro-inflammatory cytokines , dyslipidemia, diabetes, and hypertension.

Detailed description

laser acupuncture (active or sham) 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) in lupus females

Conditions

• System; Lupus Erythematosus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	laser application on acupoints	laser acupuncture

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-07-12
• Primary completion: 2021-11-10
• Completion: 2021-11-30
• First posted: 2021-07-21
• Last updated: 2022-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt