Lipid Profile Response to Electroacupuncture Stimulation in Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Patients

NCT ID: NCT04046718

Last Updated: 2021-08-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-08-22

Study Completion Date

2019-12-29

Brief Summary

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sixty female patients suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were randomly divided into two equal groups group 1 received electroacupuncture stimulation for 6 weeks at special points of stimulation. group 2 was a control group that received nothing without any change in lifestyle and we assed the response of lipid profile post-treatment protocol in both groupes

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Fatty Liver , Electroacupuncture, Lipid Profile

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

two group study, one is the study group and the other is a control group
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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electroacupuncture

the study group received electroacupuncture stimulation at different points

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

electro-acupuncture stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

stimulation of acupoints of the liver meridian of lv3 lv14

control group

a control group with no intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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electro-acupuncture stimulation

stimulation of acupoints of the liver meridian of lv3 lv14

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

non alcoholic fatty liver BMI 30-40

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with: (Hepatitis C \& b any form of seizure
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ramy Salama Draz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ramy Salama Draz

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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faculty of physical therapy Cairo university

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Draz RS, Serry ZMH, Rahmy AF, El Bardesi MS, Taha MM. Electroacupuncture Versus Aerobic Interval Training on Liver Functions in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver. J Altern Complement Med. 2020 Jan;26(1):51-57. doi: 10.1089/acm.2019.0182. Epub 2019 Oct 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31657614 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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P.T.REC/012/001579_1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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