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Allergic rhinitis (AR) represents one of the most common global health problems with seriously increasing incidence over the last decades.The goal of the treatment of rhinitis is to prevent or reduce the symptoms through reduction of the inflammation of affected tissues. Acupuncture and pranayama yoga exercises had reported a significant improvement in daily symptoms and an increase of symptom-free days in many studies enrolling geriatric patients.
Sixty Egyptian geriatrics with allergic rhinitis, after randomization, will be divided to 2 groups; the first 30-geriatric group will receive 3-session per-week laser stimulation for 8 weeks to some selected acupoints and daily pranyama exercises (nearly every session will be one hour, for 8 weeks), the second group will receive 3-session per-week laser stimulation for eight weeks to some bilateral selected acupoints. the stimulated points will be (LI 19, LI 20, ST2, and ST4. ST6, ST7, ST17, ST36, SI18, BL2, GB14, GV24 and EXHN5). Every acupoint will be stimulated with laser power of 100 mw that will be used on a spot area of 1 cm2 for 1 minute.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| pranayama and acupoint stimulation by laser | Experimental | the 30-geriatric group will receive 3-session per-week laser stimulation for 8 weeks to some selected acupoints and daily pranyama exercises (nearly every session will be one hour, for 8 weeks), the stimulated points will be (LI 19, LI 20, ST2, and ST4. ST6, ST7, ST17, ST36, SI18, BL2, GB14, GV24 and EXHN5). Every acupoint will be stimulated with laser power of 100 mw that will be used on a spot area of 1 cm2 for 1 minute. |
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| acupoint stimulation by laser | Active Comparator | the 30-geriatric group will receive 3-session per-week laser stimulation for 8 weeks to some selected acupoints (LI 19, LI 20, ST2, and ST4. ST6, ST7, ST17, ST36, SI18, BL2, GB14, GV24 and EXHN5). Every acupoint will be stimulated with laser power of 100 mw that will be used on a spot area of 1 cm2 for 1 minute. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pranayama plus acupoint stimulation by laser | Other | This group will receive 3-session per-week laser stimulation (for eight weeks) to some selected acupoints and daily pranyama exercises (nearly every session will be one hour), the stimulated bilateral acupoints will be (LI 19, LI 20, ST2, and ST4. ST6, ST7, ST17, ST36, SI18, BL2, GB14, GV24 and EXHN5). Every acupoint will be stimulated with laser power of 100 mw that will be used on a spot area of 1 cm2 for 1 minute. this group will receive also pranayama session (applied daily, one hour approximately, for eight weeks) composed from (alternate nostril pranayama, diaphragmatic pranayama, rapid abdominal pranayama, Bhramari pranayama ) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| erothrocyte sidemention rate | it is a inflammatory marker in serum | It will be measured after 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Immunoglobulin E | it is an antibody in the serum | It will be measured after 8 weeks |
| interleukin 1-beta | it is a inflammatory marker in serum |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
from the governmental birth certificate, gender is written in it
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali MA Ismail, lecturer | Contact | 01005154209 | ali.mohamed@pt.cu.edu.eg | |
| heba mousa, lecturer | Contact | hebamousa14@yahoo.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ali MA Ismail | Cairo University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University | Recruiting | Giza | Dokki | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D065631 | Rhinitis, Allergic |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012220 | Rhinitis |
| D009668 | Nose Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D012130 | Respiratory Hypersensitivity |
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| acupoint stimulation by laser | Other | This group will receive 3-session per-week laser stimulation (for eight weeks) to some selected acupoints, the stimulated bilateral acupoints will be (LI 19, LI 20, ST2, and ST4. ST6, ST7, ST17, ST36, SI18, BL2, GB14, GV24 and EXHN5). Every acupoint will be stimulated with laser power of 100 mw that will be used on a spot area of 1 cm2 for 1 minute. |
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| It will be measured after 8 weeks |
| C-reactive protein | it is a inflammatory marker in serum | It will be measured after 8 weeks |
| total eosinophil count | it is a inflammatory marker in serum | It will be measured after 8 weeks |
| D010038 |
| Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |
| D006969 | Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |