Interval Training Versus Electro Acupuncture on Liver Functions in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

50

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 1, 2017

Primary Completion Date

December 5, 2018

Study Completion Date

May 25, 2019

Conditions
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

aerobic interval training exercise .

Its consisted of cycle ergometer training, 3 days a week for 6 weeks. Aerobic interval training consisted of ( 8 )minutes warm-up, followed by 4 times of 4-minute intervals with HR at 85% of sub maximum HR, with active pauses of 3 minutes of walking at 60% of sub maximum HR. The exercise session was terminated by 5 minutes cool-down

DEVICE

electro acupuncture

"electroacupuncture (EA) of (2 Hz, 4 mA) was applied at points of:liver 3 LR3,liver 14 LR 14, gall bladder 34 (GB 34) and stomach 36 (ST36) .~Duration of the session was 15 min / each, three sessions per week for six weeks"

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

faculty of physical therapy Cairo university, Cairo

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Cairo University

OTHER

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