This clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture for obese patients with insulin resistance. 60 participants will be randomized and allocated to either the electro-acupuncture arm or the sham acupuncture arm.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
The acupuncture needles and related equipment will have already received approval for routine Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) clinical practice in Singapore.
Nanyang Technological University Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic
Singapore, Singapore
RECRUITINGdelta HOMA-IR
delta HOMA-IR = (end-of-treatment fasting insulin (ųU/mL)\* end-of-treatment fasting glucose (mmol/L)/22.5) - (baseline fasting insulin (ųU/mL)\* baseline fasting glucose (mmol/L)/22.5)
Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at week 8
Body Mass Index (BMI)
BMI = kg/m2
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at week 16
Waist-to-hip ratio
The waist-hip ratio or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is the dimensionless ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips.
Time frame: From baseline to the end of follow-up at week 16
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