NCT02516878已完成不适用
Acupuncture for Body Weight Control: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
适应症
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 72
- 主要终点
- Change in body weight during treatment and follow up
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •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.
排除标准
- •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.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in body weight during treatment and follow up
时间窗: 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
次要结局
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
研究者
ZhaoXiang Bian
Professor
Hong Kong Baptist University
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