The Effect of Auricular Point Stimulation on Obese Women

Taipei City Hospital

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Other: stimulation C; Other: stimulation B; Other: ear-acupuncture A

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00969267

98001-62-020

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to examine whether the ear acupoint stimulation is effective on obese women.

Full description

% change body weight, BMI, lipid profile, glucose and obese hormone.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 16 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 16-65 years women
• BMI>27 kg/mm
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Endocrine disease, e.g. thyroid disorder, pituitary disorder, and sex gland disorder.
• Heart disease, e.g. arrhythmia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and patient with pacemaker.
• Allergy and Immunology disease.
• High aminotransferases ( Alanine, Aspartate > 80 IU/L) or high serum creatinine (> 2.5 mg/dL)
• Pregnant or lactating women.
• Childbirth within 6 months.
• Stroke or otherwise unable to exercise
• Management for weight control within 3 months.
• Any other conditions deemed unsuitable for trial as evaluated by the physician-in-charge.
• Endocrine disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Stimulation A

Experimental group

Description:

with needle A stimulation

Treatment:

Other: ear-acupuncture A

Stimulation B

Active Comparator group

Description:

with stimulation

Treatment:

Other: stimulation B

Stimulation C

Sham Comparator group

Description:

without needle

Treatment:

Other: stimulation C