Acupuncture for Body Weight Control
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Registration Number
- NCT02516878
- Lead Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
- Brief Summary
In this study, a 18-week, single-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, efficacy and safety of acupuncture on weight control in Hong Kong.
- Detailed Description
This is a pilot single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial. 72 participants will be randomly assigned to acupuncture group or control group. The duration of the treatment will be 8 weeks with 2 sessions per week and the follow-up period will be 8 weeks.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
- aged between 18 and 65 years old;
- body mass index (BMI)≥25 kg/m2;
- having not received any other weight control measures or any medical and/or drug history within the last 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria
- endocrine diseases;
- heart diseases;
- patients with pacemaker;
- allergy and immunology diseases;
- having bleeding tendency;
- pregnant or lactating women;
- having impaired hepatic or renal function;
- stroke or otherwise unable to exercise.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in body weight during treatment and follow up The change in body weight will be assessed every two weeks during 8-week treatment and 8-week follow up measured by Omron KARADA Scan Body Composition \& Scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in body fat percentage during treatment and follow up The change in body fat percentage will be assessed every two weeks during 8-week treatment and 8-week follow up The change in body fat percentage will be measured by Omron KARADA Scan Body Composition \& Scale
Change in Body Mass Index (BMI) during treatment and follow up The change in BMI will be assessed every two weeks during 8-week treatment and 8-week follow up The change in Body Mass Index (BMI) will be measured by Omron KARADA Scan Body Composition \& Scale
Change in waist circumference during treatment and follow up The change in waist circumference will be assessed every two weeks during 8-week treatment and 8-week follow up Change in hip circumference The change in hip circumference will be assessed every two weeks during 8-week treatment and 8-week follow up Number of patients with adverse events after treatment Number of patients with adverse events after treatment will be recorded and compared among the two groups during 8-week treatment and 8-week follow up