Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture for Obesity and Over-weight People

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To determine the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for obesity and overweight people in China.

Conditions
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Obesity, Overweight

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: acupuncture


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: The individuals is phlegm-dampness constitution and female. Age is between 18 and 45 years. BMI is between 24 and 50. The individuals voluntarily sign the informed consent form. The individuals live in Harbin City of China. Exclusion Criteria: Secondary obesity, eg:pituitary diseases, hypothalamic disorder, hypothyroidism, pancreatic diseases，hyperadrenocorticism, postmenopausal obesity etc. The individuals with server cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and cancer. Having therapy for obesity in the last three months. The individuals do not adhere to the treatment or are with other treatments. Female individuals with pregnancy, lactation and planning a pregnancy in the two months. Critical patients or patients combined with liver and kidney damage. Individuals with visual and auditory memory disorders or psychosis.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Blank control group<br>A control group of patients is put on a waiting list for no intervention and remaining unchanged lifestyle. | |
| Active Comparator: intervention group<br>An intervention group of patients is put on a waiting list for acupuncture treatment. | Device: acupuncture<br>* Zhong-wan (RN12), Liang-men (ST21), Shui-fen (RN9) and Qi-hai (RN6) and bilateral acupuncture points Dai-mai (GB26), Tian-shu (ST25), Zu-sanli (ST36), Feng-long(ST40) and Liang-qiu(ST34) will be applied through the skin by acupuncture for 30 minutes every time. Electro-acupuncture apparatus will be connected to both Dai-mai, Zu-sanli and Feng-long, Zhong-wan and Qi-hai for 30 minutes with interrupted waves (2/100HZ).<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| body mass index(BMI) |  | 2 month after treatment | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) |  | 2 month after treatment | 
| Blood sugar |  | 2 month after treatment | 
| Total cholesterol |  | 2 month after treatment | 
| Triglycerides |  | 2 month after treatment | 
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |  | 2 month after treatment | 
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |  | 2 month after treatment | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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acupuncture, chinese traditional medicine