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Efficacy of Electro-acupuncture for Abdominal Obesity: Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT04957134 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2023-06-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Electro-acupuncture provides stimulation to acupoints, and has been widely used to treat abdominal obesity in China despite of lack of high-level evidence for treatment efficacy. The study will investigate whether the electroacupuncture can alleviate clinical symptoms and the mechanism of action in patients with abdominal obesity.

Conditions

  • Obesity, Abdominal

Interventions

DEVICE

Electro-acupuncture

The acupoints of electro-acupuncture will be selected as Zusanli ,Sanyinjiao ,Zhongwan , Tianshu , Shuifen , Daheng ,Daimai , Shuidao ,Huaroumen and Fujie . We will deliver electrical stimulation with dense-disperse waves at 50 Hz and 10 V through the electrical acupuncture stimulation instrument to the abdominal points. The bodily needles will be retained for 30 minutes . Electro-acupuncture treatment will be applied 3 times a week, once every other day, for 8 consecutive weeks.

DEVICE

Sham electro-acupuncture

The acupoints of sham electro-acupuncture will be selected as nonacupoints . The internal output power cord of the electrical acupuncture stimulation instrument will be interrupted. The bodily needles will be retained for 30 minutes . Sham acupuncture treatment will be applied 3 times a week, once every other day, for 8 consecutive weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zhongyu Zhou, Professor · Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-22
Primary Completion
2023-03-15
Completion
2023-03-15

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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