NCT04971434

Fatty Liver Response of Cardio-metabolic Risk Factors to Laser Acupuncture Versus Cupping

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Response of Cardio-metabolic Risk Factors to Laser Acupuncture Versus Cupping-with-scarification

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Every-two-week applied cupping (with scarification) session within one month on back of upper thorax is not compared previously regarding its effect on cardio-metabolic risk factors to the daily application of laser on acupoints (for month, except Fridays) in fatty liver patients. This trial will compare the two procedure effects on cardio-metabolic risk factors in fatty liver.

Detailed description

In fatty liver patients,every-two-week applied cupping (with scarification) session within one month on back of upper thorax for 30 patients will be compared regarding its effect on cardio-metabolic risk factors to the daily application of laser on acupoints (for month, except Fridays) of other 30 patients.

Conditions

• Fatty Liver

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	laser stimulation for acupoints	In fatty liver patients (30 patients), a daily application of 4-minute laser (for one month, except Fridays) on acupoint number 25,40,36 of stomach meridian, acupoint number 3 of liver meridian, acupoint number 6 of spleen meridian,acupoint number 9,12,4 of conception vessel meridian, acupoint number 14 of governor vessel meridian, acupoint number 4, 11 of large intestine meridian, acupoint number 34 of gall bladder meridian
OTHER	cupping with scarification	In fatty liver patients (30 patients),every-two-week applied cupping (with scarification) session within one month on back of upper thorax

Timeline

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

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt