Laser Acupuncture in Rheumatoid Arthritis Geriatric Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Interventions: Combination Product: Exercise, and methotrexate; Combination Product: Laser, exercise, and methotrexate

• Registration Number: NCT04758689
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

Studying the effect of laser acupuncture on geriatric patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-20
• Study Completion: 2020-12-22
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-13
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-17
• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-05-02
• Last Update Posted: 2021-05-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients referred from physician (immunologist) diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients having the disease overlapping with other connective tissue diseases, such as systematic lupus erythromatosus and systematic sclerosis.
• History of malignancies.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Aerobic exercise	Exercise, and methotrexate	-
Laser acupuncture and aerobic exercise	Laser, exercise, and methotrexate	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Interleukin 6 (IL-6)	4 weeks	interleukin 6
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)	4 weeks	adenosine triphosphate
C-Reactive Protein (CRP)	4 weeks	C-reactive protein
Malondialdehyde (MDA)	4 weeks	malondialdehyde

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)	4 weeks	health assessment questionnaire
Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life (RAQoL)	4 weeks	rheumatoid arthritis quality of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

A. Sedky; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt