Efficacy of of Acupuncture Laser Therapy on Hemodialysis Patients
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Acupuncture Laser Therapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hemodialysis. Basic parameters: up to 60 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Efficacy of of Acupuncture Laser Therapy on Neck Pain Severity and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients
Overview
This expected prospective randomized control trial study will involve 60 haemodialysis patients with neck pain. The patients in the experimental group (E) will subject, medical treatment besides acupuncture laser therapy. Medical treatment will be used in the control group (C). Pain and quality of life assessment will be used in the assessment of outcome.
Detailed description
The present study will carry out on 60 participants with Haemodialysis that will treat in Hehia hospital that is specialized in physical therapy for Hemodialysis. sixty hemodialysis patients undergoing physical therapy treatments will participate in the study. Their mean age will range from (18-65) years old. The exclusion criteria were as follows: a failure to take part in more than three light therapy sessions; a kidney transplant; and death.
Interventions
- Device Acupuncture Laser Therapy
Participants will receive low-level laser therapy sessions during dialysis , applied three times per week for 4 weeks to selected treatment areas.
Primary outcome measures
- change in pain scales [Time frame: baseline and after 2 weeks of treatment]
- change in Quality of life scale [Time frame: baseline and after 2 weeks of treatment]
- change of perceived stress scale [Time frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks of treatment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
-Their mean age will range from (18-65) years old.
Exclusion criteria
-a failure to take part in more than three light therapy sessions; a kidney transplant; and death.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Cairo university- Faculity of physical therapy — Cairo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07099352 · P.T.REC/012/005538