Effects of Laser Acupuncture Treatment in Hypertension Haemodialysis Patients

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Hypertension

• Registration Number: NCT07170397
• Lead Sponsor: Sinai University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find the effect of acupuncture laser therapy on Blood Pressure in Hypertension Haemodialysis Patients

Detailed Description

In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis, elevated blood pressure is common and poorly controlled in general. Although volume overload and sodium retention appear to be the main pathogenic mechanism of hypertension in this population, other factors such as increased arterial stiffness, activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, sleep apnea, activation of sympathetic nervous system, and use of recombinant erythropoietin may be also involved. Acupuncture laser therapy, which uses low-level laser treatment at specific acupuncture points, has shown promise in reducing blood pressure without invasive procedures. However, its specific efficacy in hemodialysis patients remains underexplored, necessitating this research

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-09
• Study First Submitted: 2025-09-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2025-09-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-26
• Study Start: 2025-09-30
• Primary Completion: 2025-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2025-10-02
• Study Completion: 2025-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• sixty hemodialysis patients undergoing physical therapy treatments will participate in the study. Their mean age will range from (18-65) years old

Exclusion Criteria

• a failure to take part in more than three light therapy sessions; a kidney transplant; and death

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure	Baseline and after 4 weeks of low-level laser therapy	Blood pressure will be measured using a calibrated sphygmomanometer
Blood pressure	Baseline and after 4 weeks of low-level laser therapy	Blood pressure will be measured using a calibrated sphygmomanometer

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Cairo university- Faculity of physical therapy; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Sinai university- Faculity of physical therapy; 🇪🇬 El Arish, Sinai, Egypt