Acupuncture treatment for metabolic syndrome

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: women with metabolic syndrome; Acupuncture; Alternative medicine; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Traditional chinese medicine; Treatment

• Registration Number: TCTR20171214001
• Lead Sponsor: Srinakharinwirot University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-12-14
• Study Completion: 2018-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Thai women aged 18-65 years with central obesity (waist circumference >=80 cm)plus at least 2 out of 4 criteria:
1. Fasting blood glucose >=100mg/dL
2. Hypertension (SBP>=130 mmHg or DBP >=85 mmHg)
3. Triglyceride >=150 mg/dL
4. High density lipoprotein (HDL) <50 mg/d

Exclusion Criteria

1. patients who had history of bleeding disorders, thrombocytopenia, congestive heart failure, ischemic heart diseases, or who were receiving anticoagulant or anti platelet aggregration medications
2. patients who had active dermatological lesions at the area of acupuncture
3. pregnancy
4. mental disability
5. morbid obesity who are currently received medication for weight reduction

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
metabolic syndrome after the end of each arm (8 weeks) criteria for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
body weight after the end of each arm weight measurement