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NCT Number: NCT04046718

Lipid Profile Response to Electroacupuncture Stimulation in Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Patients

sixty female patients suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were randomly divided into two equal groups group 1 received electroacupuncture stimulation for 6 weeks at special points of stimulation. group 2 was a control group that received nothing without any change in lifestyle and we assed the response of lipid profile post-treatment protocol in both groupes

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Key information

Conditions

Fatty Liver , Electroacupuncture, Lipid Profile Digestive System Diseases Fatty Liver Liver Diseases

Age range

30 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

faculty of physical therapy Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

non alcoholic fatty liver BMI 30-40

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with: (Hepatitis C & b any form of seizure

Treatment and study plan

electro-acupuncture stimulation

Device

stimulation of acupoints of the liver meridian of lv3 lv14

Primary outcomes

  1. tri-triglycerides (mg/dl) , total cholesterol (mg/dl) , HDL (mg/dl) , LDL (mg/dl)

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    lowering of total lipid profile in study group

Secondary outcomes

  1. weight (kg) , height (m), BMI (kg/m2)

    Time frame: 1st week

    calculation of body mass index

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ramy Salama Draz

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Lipid Profile Response to Electroacupuncture

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Aug 6, 2019
Registry last updated
Aug 6, 2021

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