Herb-partitioned Moxibustion Plus Lifestyle Modification Treatment for Simple Obesity

Summary

This study is designed as a three-dummy randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of herb-partitioned moxibustion plus lifestyle modification treatment in patients with simple obesity.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

DEVICE

Heat application at acupoints

1. The acupoints will be selected as Tianshu, Pishu, shenshu, zhongwan, and zusanli. The location of the acupoints were based on the national GB/T 12346-2006 acupoints standard. The hot sticker will be placed on the patient's acupoints for about 2 hours. This treatment will be applied once every other day, 3 times per week, for 4 consecutive weeks. The treatment will be delayed during the menstrual period. 2. The following lifestyle modification are recommended to help to establish healthy habits: The proportion of three nutrients in total calories comprises of 55%-65% from carbohydrates, 20%-30% from oils and 15% from protein, and the energy of the whole day distributed to three meals will follow the proportion of 30% for breakfast, 40% for lunch and 30% for dinner. Meanwhile, low-to-moderate intensity physical activities will be instructed to them for at least 5 days per week continually, 30%-50% of the maximum heart rate reserve value will be required.

DEVICE

Medicated plaster at acupoints

1. The acupoints will be selected as Tianshu, Pishu, shenshu, zhongwan, and zusanli. The location of the acupoints were based on the national GB/T 12346-2006 acupoints standard.The chinese traditional medicine(aconite root, dried ginger, evodia rutaecarpa, clove, cinnamon, etc)in moderation will be grinded into powder，and the powder will be added with a certain amount of flour, and finally they will be blended with ginger juice to the appearance of mud. Next, 10g of the kneaded medicine mud will be taked and applied to the bottom of the ordinary sticker. They will be placed on the patient's acupoints for about 2 hours. The sticker has the same shape as the hot sticker, but it does not have the effect of thermal stimulation and infrared radiation. This treatment will be applied once every other day, 3 times per week, for 4 consecutive weeks. The treatment will be delayed during the menstrual period. 2. Lifestyle modification:It will be performed as the same as the heat application group.

DEVICE

Herb-partitioned moxibustion at acupoints

1. The acupoints will be selected as Tianshu, Pishu, shenshu, zhongwan, and zusanli. The location of the acupoints were based on the national GB/T 12346-2006 acupoints standard\[18\]. The chinese traditional medicine(aconite root, dried ginger, evodia rutaecarpa, clove, cinnamon, etc)in moderation will be grinded into powder，and the powder will be added with a certain amount of flour, and finally they will be blended with ginger juice to the appearance of mud. Next, 10g of the kneaded medicine mud will be taked and applied to the bottom of the hot sticker. They will be placed on the patient's acupoints for about 2 hours. This treatment will be applied once every other day, 3 times per week, for 4 consecutive weeks. The treatment will be delayed during the menstrual period. 2. Lifestyle modification:It will be performed as the same as the heat application group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Zhong-Yu Zhou, professor · Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

45 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-04-30

Primary Completion

2020-04-30

Completion

2021-04-30

Countries

• China

Study Locations