Effect of Laser Acupuncture Alone or Combined With Pranayama Exercise on Inflammation in Allergic Rhinitis

Last updated: September 21, 2022
Sponsor: Cairo University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Allergy

Allergy (Pediatric)

Common Cold

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT05553483
P.T.REC/012/003341
  • Ages 12-17
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Allergic rhinitis (AR) represents one of the most common global health problems with seriously increasing incidence over the last decades.The goal of the treatment of rhinitis is to prevent or reduce the symptoms through reduction of the inflammation of affected tissues. Acupuncture and pranayama yoga exercises had reported a significant improvement in daily symptoms and an increase of symptom-free days in many studies enrolling patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • allergic rhinitis children
  • physician-based diagnosis of allergic rhinitis

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • children with intellectual disabilities
  • chest disease or heart disease or local congenital nose deformities
  • participants received within-previous-six-months self-prescribed or by-therapistprescribed complementary therapies

Study Design

Total Participants: 60
Study Start date:
September 15, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
December 01, 2022

Study Description

Sixty Egyptian children with allergic rhinitis, after randomization, will be divided to 2 groups; the first 30-children group will receive 2-session per-week laser stimulation for 6 weeks to some selected acupoints and daily pranyama exercises (nearly every session will be one hour, for six weeks), the second group will receive 2-session per-week laser stimulation for six weeks to some bilateral selected acupoints. the stimulated points will be (LI 19, LI 20, ST2, and ST4. ST6, ST7, ST17, ST36, SI18, BL2, GB14, GV24 and EXHN5). Every acupoint will be stimulated with laser power of 100 mw that will be used on a spot area of 1 cm2 for 1 minute.

Connect with a study center

  • Cairo Unoversity

    Giza,
    Egypt

    Active - Recruiting

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