Effect of Laser Acupuncture Augmented by Abdominal Exercises on Abdominal Fat

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-01

Study Completion Date

2022-09-01

Brief Summary

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

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Detailed Description

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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).

Conditions

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Obesity, Abdominal

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers

Study Groups

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body fat mass (BFM)

body fat mass will be measured before and after interventions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

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:

1. Static abdominal exercises:
2. 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:

Body mass index (BMI)

BMI will be calculated before and after interventions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

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:

1. Static abdominal exercises:
2. 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:

Interventions

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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:

1. Static abdominal exercises:
2. 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:

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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.

Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No