Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Brief summary
Studying the effect of laser acupuncture on geriatric patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Interventions
COMBINATION_PRODUCTLaser, exercise, and methotrexate
Laser therapy at acupuncture points, aerobic exercise, and methotrexate
COMBINATION_PRODUCTExercise, and methotrexate
Aerobic exercise, and methotrexate
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients referred from physician (immunologist) diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients having the disease overlapping with other connective tissue diseases, such as systematic lupus erythromatosus and systematic sclerosis. * History of malignancies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Interleukin 6 (IL-6) | Baseline | interleukin 6 |
| Malondialdehyde (MDA) | Baseline | malondialdehyde |
| Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) | Baseline | adenosine triphosphate |
| C-Reactive Protein (CRP) | Baseline | C-reactive protein |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life (RAQoL) | Baseline | rheumatoid arthritis quality of life |
| Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) | Baseline | health assessment questionnaire |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed