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Ultrasound Cavitation Versus Radiofrequency on Abdominal Fat

Effect of Ultrasound Cavitation Versus Radiofrequency on Abdominal Fat Thickness in Postnatal Women

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04452552
Enrollment
50
Registered
2020-06-30
Start date
2010-01-24
Completion date
2020-06-01
Last updated
2020-07-07

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Conditions

Healthy Diet

Keywords

Ultra-sound cavitation, Radiofrequency, fat thickness

Brief summary

Overweight and obesity is prevalent among women of reproductive age (25-34 years) with 42% having a BMI \> 25 kg/m2. Weight gain increases the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The amount of weight regain postpartum can shift women from the healthy weight category into the overweight or obese BMI categories. Purpose: This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of ultra-sound Cavitation versus radiofrequency on abdominal fat thickness on postnatal women

Detailed description

Fifty overweight primipara women at 6 months postnatally aged from 20-35 years, BMI (25-29.9) kg/m2 and have waist hip ratio (WHR) \> 0.8. They were assigned randomly into 2 equal groups: Group (A) received ultra-sound cavitation40 KHz applied for 30 min, once time weekly for 8 weeks. Group (B) received radiofrequency multi-polar 5MHZ applied for 30 min, once time weekly for 8 weeks. Both groups received the same diet program throughout the treatment period. All females in both groups were assessed through weight scale for body weight, tape measurement for waist/hip ratio and ultra-sonography for fat thickness of abdominal region before and after treatment

Interventions

OTHERhealthy diet

balanced diet program which ranged from 1600 kcal to 2000 kcal/day, which was calculated in an individual basis for each woman according to her basal metabolic rate (BMR) for 8 weeks

Sponsors

Yasmin Mohamed Assim
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Cairo University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

An independent person randomly assigned to all participated subjects to either group (A) or group (B)

Intervention model description

Fifty overweight primipara women at 6 months postnatally aged from 20-35 years, BMI (25-29.9) kg/m2 and have waist hip ratio (WHR) \> 0.8. They were assigned randomly into 2 equal groups: Group (A) received ultra-sound cavitation40 KHz applied for 30 min, once time weekly for 8 weeks. Group (B) received radiofrequency multi-polar 5MHZ applied for 30 min, once time weekly for 8 weeks. Both groups received the same diet program throughout the treatment period. All females in both groups were assessed through weight scale for body weight, tape measurement for waist/hip ratio and ultra-sonography for fat thickness of abdominal region before and after treatment

Eligibility

Age
25 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Their age were ranged from 20 to 35 years * their body mass index BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2 * their waist hip ratio (WHR) \> 0.8.

Exclusion criteria

* heart disease * high cholesterol * liver * kidney diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
BMI calculation8 weeksThe woman's BMI had calculated from measured weight & height for each woman in both groups (A&B) before beginning of the study and weight only had measured after 8 weeks of treatment sessions to according to the following equation: BMI=weight (Kg) /height (m2)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Waist to hip ratio Measurement8 weeksWHR was calculated by dividing WC on HC. Both measurements were taken for all women in all groups (A & B) before starting the study and after 8 weeks of treatment sessions (end of study). All measurements were with the women in standing position. Skin of the anterior abdominal wall was cleaned while the woman in hip circumference worn light clothes and sometimes measurements repeated twice for more accurate. That measured WC, HC to measure (WHR) calculated by dividing the measurement of the waist by the measurement of the hips. WHR= (waist circumference / hip circumference)

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026