The effects of laser acupuncture on metabolic syndrome in obese postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled study.
Study Goal
To study the effects of laser acupuncture (LA) on metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal obese women, comparing LA combined with a diet regimen to diet alone.
Results Summary
Both groups showed significant improvements in metabolic parameters, but the LA+diet group had greater reductions in blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, fasting blood sugar, insulin, and insulin resistance, along with higher HDL levels compared to the diet-only group.
Population
Thirty postmenopausal obese women.
Effective Dosage
LA treatment for 30 minutes, three times a week.
Duration
Two months.
Interactions
None mentioned.
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
diet regimen | decrease | weight (W) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #1 |
diet regimen | decrease | body mass index (BMI) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #2 |
diet regimen | decrease | waist circumference (WC) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #3 |
diet regimen | decrease | hip circumference (HC) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #4 |
diet regimen | decrease | waist-hip ratio (WHR) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #5 |
diet regimen | decrease | systolic blood pressure (SBP) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #6 |
diet regimen | decrease | diastolic blood pressure (DBP) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #7 |
diet regimen | decrease | total cholesterol (TC) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #8 |
diet regimen | decrease | triglycerides (TG) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #9 |
diet regimen | decrease | low density lipoprotein (LDL) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #10 |
diet regimen | decrease | fasting blood glucose (FBG) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #11 |
diet regimen | decrease | fasting blood insulin (FBI) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #12 |
diet regimen | decrease | homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) | postmenopausal obese women | - | highly statistically significant decrease | #13 |
diet regimen | increase | high density lipoprotein (HDL) | postmenopausal obese women | - | significant increase | #14 |
combined laser acupuncture and diet regimen | decrease | systolic blood pressure (SBP) | postmenopausal obese women | - | significantly lower | #15 |
combined laser acupuncture and diet regimen | decrease | diastolic blood pressure (DBP) | postmenopausal obese women | - | significantly lower | #16 |
combined laser acupuncture and diet regimen | decrease | total cholesterol (TC) | postmenopausal obese women | - | significantly lower | #17 |
combined laser acupuncture and diet regimen | decrease | triglycerides (TG) | postmenopausal obese women | - | significantly lower | #18 |
combined laser acupuncture and diet regimen | decrease | low density lipoprotein (LDL) | postmenopausal obese women | - | significantly lower | #19 |
combined laser acupuncture and diet regimen | decrease | fasting blood glucose (FBG) | postmenopausal obese women | - | significantly lower | #20 |
combined laser acupuncture and diet regimen | decrease | fasting blood insulin (FBI) | postmenopausal obese women | - | significantly lower | #21 |
combined laser acupuncture and diet regimen | decrease | insulin resistance | postmenopausal obese women | - | significantly lower | #22 |
combined laser acupuncture and diet regimen | increase | high density lipoprotein (HDL) | postmenopausal obese women | - | significantly higher | #23 |
To study the laser acupuncture (LA) effects on postmenopausal obese women's metabolic syndrome. Randomized controlled trial. Benha university hospital. Thirty postmenopausal women were randomized into two equal groups. Group A received a diet regimen and Group B received LA treatment for 30 min three times a week for two months beside the diet regimen. Included weight (W), body mass index (BMI), waist (WC), hip (HC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), serum level of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting blood insulin (FBI), homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) before and after the end of treatment. The study's findings showed that both groups experienced a highly statistically significant decrease in the post-testing mean value of W, BMI, WC, HC, WHR, SBP, DBP, TC, TG, LDL, FBG, FBI, and HOMA-IR, while both groups experienced a significant increase in the post-treatment mean value of HDL (p 0.0001). The posttreatment SBP, DBP, TC, TG, LDL, FBS, FBI and insulin resistance were significantly lower while HDL was significantly higher in women who received combined LA and diet regimen compared to those who received dietary regimen only. LA beside the nutritional intervention is a physical therapy technique that may be used safely, easily, and effectively to minimize metabolic syndrome features during menopause.