Effect of Laser Puncture on Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

NCT ID: NCT04684693

Last Updated: 2021-01-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-25

Study Completion Date

2021-01-22

Brief Summary

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Studying the effect of laser puncture on rheumatoid arthritis patients

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Laser Group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Laser

Intervention Type DEVICE

Laser puncture and exercise

Control Group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Exercise

Interventions

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Laser

Laser puncture and exercise

Intervention Type DEVICE

Control

Exercise

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Meeting the criteria of ACR classification for rheumatoid arthritis
* Meeting the criteria of EULAR classification for rheumatoid arthritis

Exclusion Criteria

* Having malignancy
* Having connective tissue disease
* Smokers
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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A. Sedky

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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M. Sedky

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Adly AS, Adly AS, Adly MS, Ali MF. A novel approach utilizing laser acupuncture teletherapy for management of elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized clinical trial. J Telemed Telecare. 2021 Jun;27(5):298-306. doi: 10.1177/1357633X211009861. Epub 2021 May 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33966520 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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REC/010-2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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