Laser-acupuncture to control blood glucose in Type II Diabetes: a randomized clinical trial

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of laser-acupuncture applied to nursing care for people with type II diabetes mellitus. METHODS: Randomized, triple-blinded clinical trial, with 42 type II diabetic participants, both genders, aged between 30 and 75 years, using oral hypoglycemic agents and difficulties in maintaining postprandial glycaemia ≤ 180mg/dl. Participants were randomly assigned to two different groups and submitted to standard laser-acupuncture, experimental arm, or simulated, control arm. Descriptive and association analyses between variables were used, with a significance level of 5% (p <0,05). To compare blood glucose results, Student's t test was used for paired samples and Anova for repeated measurements. RESULTS: A significant decrease in capillary glycaemia was observed in the participants in the experimental arm, a phenomenon not verified in those in the control arm. CONCLUSIONS: the plausibility of using the technique as a technology for nursing care for people with type II diabetes mellitus is inferred. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials. UTN: U1111-1181-1675. Clinical Trials NCT02605889