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

NCT02254603 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2014-10-02

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Summary

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

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture about 30 mins will be performed by a traditional Chinese physician three times a week for 3 months.

BEHAVIORAL

Yoga exercise

Subject will receive regular 60-minutes yoga exercise three times a week for 3 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kuender D. Yang, PhD. · Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

  • Shu-Hui Yeh, PhD. · Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital & Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology

  • Yu-Kwan Lu, MD. · Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-05-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

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