NCT06875115

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Laser Acupuncture on Uremic Pruritus

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Laser Acupuncture on Uremic Pruritus-Randomized Controlled Trial Double Blind

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sixty patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=30) receiving laser acupuncture or the control group (n=30) receiving sham laser acupuncture. Treatment sessions were conducted during dialysis sessions. The experimental group received laser acupuncture at Xuehai, Quchi, and Bai Chongwo acupoints three times per week for four weeks. The control group received sham laser acupuncture at the same acupoints. The 5-D Pruritus Scale and DLQI were used to assess pruritus severity before and after the intervention.

Detailed description

The subjects were divided into two groups to investigate whether laser acupuncture can improve uremic pruritus.

Conditions

• Uremia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	laser acupuncture	laser acupuncture on acupoints

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-09
• Primary completion: 2024-05-11
• Completion: 2025-04-11
• First posted: 2025-03-13
• Last updated: 2025-12-24
• Results posted: 2025-12-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan