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临床试验/NCT02516878
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Acupuncture for Body Weight Control: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Hong Kong Baptist University0 个研究点目标入组 72 人开始时间: 2015年8月最近更新:
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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

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

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

ZhaoXiang Bian

Professor

Hong Kong Baptist University

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