Efficacy of Abdominal Catgut Embedding Combined With Auricular Acupressure Therapy for Obese Patients
Condition: Acupuncture
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Objective: obesity is an important risk factor of chronic diseases, which not only threatens
      people's health, but also an important topic of public health. The purpose of this study is
      to define obesity according to the norms of the World Health Organization, and to explore
      whether combined weight loss methods have an impact on weight loss.

      Methods:

      In this study, Combined treatment of abdominal acupoint catgut embedding was combined with
      auricular pellet acupressure, The wire used for catgut embedding in the experiment was
      polydioxanone (PDO) 。 This experiment was divided into two groups: the experimental group A
      and the control group B 。 The reference measurement basis is the data obtained by "Inbody"
      instrument, including height and weight, body mass index (BMI), basic metallic rate (BMR),
      Body Fat Percentage BFP) , waist hip ratio and the data of total cholesterol (TC) and
      triglycerides (TG) obtained from biochemical blood examination, through the comparison before
      and after the test, we can judge whether the method of this test can achieve a certain degree
      of curative effect on weight loss.
    

Detailed description: 
      Objective: obesity is an important risk factor of chronic diseases, which not only threatens
      people's health, but also an important topic of public health. The purpose of this study is
      to define obesity according to the norms of the World Health Organization, and to explore
      whether combined weight loss methods have an impact on weight loss.

      Methods:

      In this study, This study is a random Single Blind Random Blind Trial conducted at
      Acupuncture and Moxibustion department of China Medical University hospital, Taichung city,
      Taiwan. The study involved 2 groups divided in 1:1 ratio to an intervention group and a
      control group. The study Combined treatment of abdominal acupoint catgut embedding was
      combined with auricular pellet acupressure, The wire used for catgut embedding in the
      experiment was polydioxanone (PDO) 。 This experiment was divided into two groups: the
      experimental group and the control group。The reference measurement basis is the data obtained
      by "Inbody" instrument, including height and weight, body mass index (BMI), basic metallic
      rate (BMR), Body Fat Percentage BFP), waist hip ratio and the data of total cholesterol (TC)
      and triglycerides (TG) obtained from biochemical blood examination, through the comparison
      before and after the test, we can judge whether the method of this test can achieve a certain
      degree of curative effect on weight loss.
    

Intervention name(s): Catgut Embedding at acupoints
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): Supplemented by auricular point therapy, can increase the effect of catgut embedding therapy.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: two groups, randomized, pre-post intervention study
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Treatment