Effect of Laser Acupuncture Augmented by Abdominal Exercises on Abdominal Fat

Effect of 12 Session of Laser Acupuncture Augmented by Abdominal Exercises on Abdominal Fat in Obese Breast-feeding Women

the aim of study is to investigate the effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on abdominal fat in breast feeding women

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Obesity, Abdominal
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises

Detailed Description

Forty breast feeding women aged between 20 and 35 years will recruited to the study in the women health department faculty of physical therapy clinic, kafr el sheikh university , Egypt. The evaluation procedures will explained to each participant. participants will be divided into two groups Group A : received laser acupuncture, diet modification and abdominal exercises Group B: received diet modification and abdominal exercises only

Out come measurement BW, BMI, body fat mass (BFM), body fat percent, waist girth, hip girth, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured at baseline and the end of treatment. BW, BMI, BFM, and body fat percent were measured using the body composition analyzer (Model Inbody 3.0, Republic of Korea).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Kafr Ash Shaykh, Egypt, 12511
    • Kafar Elsheikh Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• All participants are free from any medical problems such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension and thyroid dysfunction.

All participants do not use any hormonal contraceptive method.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants will be excluded if they had diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases, patients who had endocrine disease or digestive tract disease and patients with neurological or musculoskeletal disorder.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: body fat mass (BFM); body fat mass will be measured before and after interventions	Other: laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises; laser acupuncture on certain point on the abdomen The following abdominal acupuncture points were irradiated: Cv 8 (Shenque), St 25 (Tianshu, bilateral), and Sp 15 (Daheng , bilateral). The laser irradiations were applied directly to the skin of the points with a perpendicular beam. 478 J/cm2 Abdominal exercises: Types of abdominal exercises: Static abdominal exercises:; Dynamic abdominal exercises:Hip shrugging exercise from crook lying position:Lateral flexion of the trunk from crook lying position:Antero-posterior flexion of the trunk from crook lying position:
Experimental: Body mass index (BMI); BMI will be calculated before and after interventions	Other: laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises; laser acupuncture on certain point on the abdomen The following abdominal acupuncture points were irradiated: Cv 8 (Shenque), St 25 (Tianshu, bilateral), and Sp 15 (Daheng , bilateral). The laser irradiations were applied directly to the skin of the points with a perpendicular beam. 478 J/cm2 Abdominal exercises: Types of abdominal exercises: Static abdominal exercises:; Dynamic abdominal exercises:Hip shrugging exercise from crook lying position:Lateral flexion of the trunk from crook lying position:Antero-posterior flexion of the trunk from crook lying position:

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body fat mass	Outcome measurement	1 cycle (42 days)
Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body mass index	Outcome measurement	1 cycle (42 days)
Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on waist girth, hip girth	Outcome measurement	1 cycle (42 days)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 6, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 20, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): February 2, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 21, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 19, 2022
• Last Verified: September 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: obesity; laser acupuncture; abdominal exercises
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Obesity; Obesity, Abdominal
• Other Study ID Numbers: P.T.REC

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No