U.S., March 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06875115) titled 'Evaluation of the Efficacy of Laser Acupuncture on Uremic Pruritus' on Aug. 23, 2024.
Brief Summary: Sixty patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=30) receiving laser acupuncture or the control group (n=30) receiving sham laser acupuncture. Treatment sessions were conducted during dialysis sessions. The experimental group received laser acupuncture at Xuehai, Quchi, and Bai Chongwo acupoints three times per week for four weeks. The control group received sham laser acupuncture at the same acupoints. The 5-D Pruritus Scale and DLQI were used to assess pruritus severity before and after the intervention.
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