Effects of Auricular Acupressure Versus Intermittent Dietary Restriction in Children With Gastric Heat and Dampness Obstruction

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-18
SponsorChildren's Hospital of Fudan University

About this trial

This is a three-month randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of auricular acupressure versus Intermittent carbohydrate restriction on cardiometabolic risk in obese children with gastric heat and dampness obstruction.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Have at least one of the following cardiometabolic risk factors: overweight or obesity, prediabetes, dyslipidemia or elevated blood pressure.

Traditional Chinese medical syndrome type is gastric heat and dampness obstruction syndrome.

Disqualifiers

Diagnosis of obesity associated with genetic or endocrine diseases, including hypercortisolism, polycystic ovary syndrome, primary hypothyroidism and hypothalamic obesity.

Participating in other clinical trials or have participated in other clinical trials in recent 3 months.

Diagnosis of organic diseases, including heart, liver, kidney and brain or infectious diseases and mental diseases.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Auricular acupressure of traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Intermittent low carbohydrate diet
  • Health education

Treatment groups

240 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups