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Effect of Laser Puncture on Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Not Applicable
Conditions
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Registration Number
NCT04684693
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

Studying the effect of laser puncture on rheumatoid arthritis patients

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
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

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
CRP (Change)Pre-intervention, 4 weeks

Analysis of serum C-reactive protein

RAQoL (Change)Pre-intervention, 4 weeks

Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life

IL-6 (Change)Pre-intervention, 4 weeks

Plasma interleukin-6 inflammatory markers

ATP (Change)Pre-intervention, 4 weeks

Plasma ATP concentration anti-oxidant marker

MDA (Change)Pre-intervention, 4 weeks

plasma malondialdehyde oxidative marker

HAQ (Change)Pre-intervention, 4 weeks

Health Assessment questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

M. Sedky

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

M. Sedky
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt

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