Effect of Acupoint Thread Embedding on Obesity
ConditionObesity
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-45
SponsorShanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
About this trial
The investigators describe a protocol for a randomized controlled trial to find out the effect and safety of acupoint thread embedding on losing weight in obese patients.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Females aged 18~45 years old;
BMI≥24.0 kg/m2；
WC≥80cm ; recommended BMI and WC threshold value to define overweight in China;
Stable weight change (increase or decrease of ≤4 kg) within 3 months prior to the start of the test;
Disqualifiers
Secondary obesity caused by drugs, or neuro-endocrine-metabolic disorders (such as thalamic disease, hypopituitarism, etc.);
History of bariatric surgery (gastric reduction, liposuction, etc.);
Severe ulcers, abscesses, skin infections, etc. at the acupuncture site;
Severe heart, brain, lung, liver and kidney insufficiency, hematopoietic system disease or other serious diseases;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- acupoint thread embedding
Treatment groups
132 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov