Clinical trial · Interventional
Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Insulin Resistance in Obese Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
NCT06549647CI-TRIAL-00079728unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of laser acupuncture on insulin resistance in obese women with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Acupuncture | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| low caloric diet | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Placebo laser acupoint stimulation | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Placebo laser on acpoints + low caloric diet
- description
- It will be consisted of 20 obese women diagnosed as having PCOS. Each will receive placebo laser on acupoints (3 sessions/week, 17 minutes/ session) in addition to low caloric diet for 3 months.
- interventionNames
- Other: low caloric diet
- Other: Placebo laser acupoint stimulation
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Laser acupuncture + low caloric diet
- description
- It will be consisted of 20 obese women diagnosed as having PCOS who will receive the same low caloric diet as in group (A) in addition to application of laser acupuncture on (REN 4,5), (ST 25,29,36,40), (CV 3,6,10,12),(SP 6), (L14), 1 minutes for each points (17 minutes/session), 3 times/week for 3 months.
- interventionNames
- Other: low caloric diet
- Other: Laser Acupuncture
Primary outcomes (6)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 35 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Forty obese women with PCOS as clinically diagnosed by gynecologist. * Their ages will be ranged from 20 to 35 years old. * Their BMI will be ranged from 30-40 kg/m2 * Their waist/hip ratio will be \>0.8 * All of them should have at least two criteria of the Rotterdam diagnostic criteria of PCOS. Exclusion Criteria: * Cushing syndrome, diabetes mellitus, Thyroid dysfunction, Hypothalamic amenorrhea, Ovarian hyperplasia * Respiratory, renal and liver dysfunction. * Skin diseases and any other condition that may prevent the usage of laser (skin cancer, active acne and skin infections). * Malignancy
References
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