Effects of Laser Acupuncture Treatment in Hypertension Haemodialysis Patients
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Acupuncture Laser Therapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hypertension. Basic parameters: 18 years — 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
Effects of a Single Session of Laser Acupuncture Treatment on Blood Pressure and in Hypertension Haemodialysis Patients
Overview
The purpose of this study is to find the effect of acupuncture laser therapy on Blood Pressure in Hypertension Haemodialysis Patients
Detailed description
In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis, elevated blood pressure is common and poorly controlled in general. Although volume overload and sodium retention appear to be the main pathogenic mechanism of hypertension in this population, other factors such as increased arterial stiffness, activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, sleep apnea, activation of sympathetic nervous system, and use of recombinant erythropoietin may be also involved. Acupuncture laser therapy, which uses low-level laser treatment at specific acupuncture points, has shown promise in reducing blood pressure without invasive procedures. However, its specific efficacy in hemodialysis patients remains underexplored, necessitating this research
Interventions
- Device Acupuncture Laser Therapy
Application of low-level laser therapy to patients with chronic kidney disease to evaluate its effects on pain, circulation, and functional outcomes
Primary outcome measures
- Change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure [Time frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks of low-level laser therapy]
- Blood pressure [Time frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks of low-level laser therapy]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- sixty hemodialysis patients undergoing physical therapy treatments will participate in the study. 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: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 2 centers
- Cairo university- Faculity of physical therapy — Cairo
- Sinai university- Faculity of physical therapy — El Arish
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07170397 · SU.REC.2025 (60 H) · SU.REC.2025 (60 H)