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ArticleOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2019

Assessment of Allergic Rhinitis among Children after Low-Level Laser Therapy.

Yousry Moustafa, Hala G El Nady, Maha M Saber, Ola A Dabbous, Terez Boshra Kamel, Khaled G Abel-Wahhab, Sara F Sallam, Dina A Zaki

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Article in Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04813380 (Serum MicroRNAs 223 and 146a in Allergic Rhinitis Patients), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT04813380 phase3completednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Serum MicroRNAs 223 and 146a in Allergic Rhinitis Patients: Correlation With Disease Severity and Their Role as Biomarkers for Efficacy of Sublingual Immunotherapy

TypeinterventionalSponsorZagazig UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled64ConditionsEffects of ImmunotherapyArmsSublingual immunotherapy
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Yousry MoustafaDepartment of Medical Applications of Laser, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hala G El NadyChild Health Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Maha M SaberComplementary Medicine Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Ola A DabbousDepartment of Medical Applications of Laser, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Terez Boshra KamelPediatric Hospitals, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Khaled G Abel-WahhabPhysiology Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Sara F SallamChild Health Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Dina A ZakiChild Health Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
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Abstract

backgroundAllergic 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 caused by the inflammation of affected tissues. Intranasal steroids and oral antihistamines are recommended as first lines of treatment. Acupuncture had reported a significant improvement in daily symptoms and an increase of symptom-free days in many studies enrolling adults' patients.

aimThis study aimed to evaluate the laser acupuncture effect on the treatment of children AR in comparison to the effect of the medication and to assess the anti-inflammatory effect of laser acupuncture through measurement of serum inflammatory marker (hs-CRP).

methodsSixty patients with allergic rhinitis their age group ranged from 4 to 18 years were divided randomly into two groups. Group 1 enrolled 30 patient that received AR in the form of intranasal steroids, antihistaminic, leukotriene antagonists while group2 thirty patients received 12 laser acupuncture sessions (2 sessions a \ week) on specific traditional Chinese acupuncture points.

resultsThere was a significant improvement in the severity score symptoms in both groups through and by the end of the study. High Significant improvement in the levels of the inflammatory marker in both groups, especially in the group which receive laser acupuncture sessions.

conclusionLaser acupuncture is a reliable, painless and non-invasive successful technique, which may be used as a complementary treatment for pediatric allergic rhinitis.

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5-point scale (FPS)Allergic rhinitis (AR)C-reactive protein (CRP)High-sensitivity-C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES)

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