Effect of Laser Acupuncture Augmented by Abdominal Exercises on Abdominal Fat

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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the aim of study is to investigate the effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on abdominal fat in breast feeding women

Detailed Description
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Forty breast feeding women aged between 20 and 35 years will recruited to the study in the women health department faculty of physical therapy clinic, kafr el sheikh university , Egypt. The evaluation procedures will explained to each participant. participants will be divided into two groups Group A : received laser acupuncture, diet modification and abdominal exercises Group B: received diet modification and abdominal exercises only Out come measurement BW, BMI, body fat mass (BFM), body fat percent, waist girth, hip girth, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured at baseline and the end of treatment. BW, BMI, BFM, and body fat percent were measured using the body composition analyzer (Model Inbody 3.0, Republic of Korea).

Official Title
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Effect of 12 Session of Laser Acupuncture Augmented by Abdominal Exercises on Abdominal Fat in Obese Breast-feeding Women

Conditions
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Obesity, Abdominal

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: All participants are free from any medical problems such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension and thyroid dysfunction. All participants do not use any hormonal contraceptive method. Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if they had diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases, patients who had endocrine disease or digestive tract disease and patients with neurological or musculoskeletal disorder.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: body fat mass (BFM)<br>body fat mass will be measured before and after interventions | Other: laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises<br>* laser acupuncture on certain point on the abdomen The following abdominal acupuncture points were irradiated: Cv 8 (Shenque), St 25 (Tianshu, bilateral), and Sp 15 (Daheng , bilateral). The laser irradiations were applied directly to the skin of the points with a perpendicular beam. 478 J/cm2 Abdominal exercises: Types of abdominal exercises: Static abdominal exercises: Dynamic abdominal exercises: Hip shrugging exercise from crook lying position: Lateral flexion of the trunk from crook lying position: Antero-posterior flexion of the trunk from crook lying position:<br>|
| Experimental: Body mass index (BMI)<br>BMI will be calculated before and after interventions | Other: laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises<br>* laser acupuncture on certain point on the abdomen The following abdominal acupuncture points were irradiated: Cv 8 (Shenque), St 25 (Tianshu, bilateral), and Sp 15 (Daheng , bilateral). The laser irradiations were applied directly to the skin of the points with a perpendicular beam. 478 J/cm2 Abdominal exercises: Types of abdominal exercises: Static abdominal exercises: Dynamic abdominal exercises: Hip shrugging exercise from crook lying position: Lateral flexion of the trunk from crook lying position: Antero-posterior flexion of the trunk from crook lying position:<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body fat mass | Outcome measurement | 1 cycle (42 days) | 
| Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body mass index | Outcome measurement | 1 cycle (42 days) | 
| Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on waist girth, hip girth | Outcome measurement | 1 cycle (42 days) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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obesity, laser acupuncture, abdominal exercises