Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture for Obesity and Over-weight People

N/AUnknownNCT02108236

Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine110 enrolled

Overview

To determine the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for obesity and overweight people in China.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

110

Conditions

Obesity Overweight

Interventions

acupunctureDEVICE

Zhong-wan (RN12), Liang-men (ST21), Shui-fen (RN9) and Qi-hai (RN6) and bilateral acupuncture points Dai-mai (GB26), Tian-shu (ST25), Zu-sanli (ST36), Feng-long(ST40) and Liang-qiu(ST34) will be applied through the skin by acupuncture for 30 minutes every time. Electro-acupuncture apparatus will be connected to both Dai-mai, Zu-sanli and Feng-long, Zhong-wan and Qi-hai for 30 minutes with interrupted waves (2/100HZ).

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The individuals is phlegm-dampness constitution and female. * Age is between 18 and 45 years. * BMI is between 24 and 50. * The individuals voluntarily sign the informed consent form. * The individuals live in Harbin City of China. Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary obesity, eg:pituitary diseases, hypothalamic disorder, hypothyroidism, pancreatic diseases，hyperadrenocorticism, postmenopausal obesity etc. * The individuals with server cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and cancer. * Having therapy for obesity in the last three months. * The individuals do not adhere to the treatment or are with other treatments. * Female individuals with pregnancy, lactation and planning a pregnancy in the two months. * Critical patients or patients combined with liver and kidney damage. * Individuals with visual and auditory memory disorders or psychosis.

Locations (1)

The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

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