The Effects of the Combined Therapy of Acupuncture and Yoga Exercise on Weight Loss

Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Device: Acupuncture; Behavioral: Yoga exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02254603

1011003

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of combination of acupuncture and ayuveda yoga exercise on weight loss for the overweight.

Full description

Obesity is a common health problem in developed countries. At present,the medical staff have already been alerted that the obesity is a kind of disease actually and one of the epidemic diseases which erode the human health in the world. It is not only about the person's health but also a main public health problem. It has been caught to our attention that some diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases,diabetes, and high blood pressure are coming along with overweight and obesity. Recent studies had demonstrated a positive correlation between chronic diseases and obesity. There are many treatments for the obesity, in general, acupuncture may be an effective one. Acupuncture may suppress the people's appetite, slow down the stomach's creeping motion, and increase the stomach's evacuation time. Simultaneously, acupuncture controls the body through the absorption and storage of the calorie via the adjustment of the endocrine system. But we still need a more efficiency way to accelerate the body fat metabolism and decrease the storage of the fat in vivo. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the effects of combination of acupuncture and ayuveda yoga exercise on weight loss among the overweight.

Enrollment: 74 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI > 24

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of cancer.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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74 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupuncture controls

Other group

Description:

Acupuncture group will receive 30-minutes treatment three times a week for 3 months.

Treatment:

Device: Acupuncture

acupuncture and yoga exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Subject will receive a combination of acupuncture and yoga exercise three times a week for 3 months.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yoga exercise

Device: Acupuncture