Electro-acupuncture for central obesity: randomized, patient-assessor blinded, sham-controlled clinical trial protocol
| Autor: | Tsz Fung Lam, Linda L. D. Zhong, Zhaoxiang Bian, Shipping Zhang, Emily Yen Wong, Xingyao Wu, Pei Hua Cao, Ying Ping Wong |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Waist Acupuncture Therapy Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Body fat percentage law.invention Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences Study Protocol Other systems of medicine 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine medicine Body Fat Distribution Humans Electro-acupuncture 030212 general & internal medicine Efficacy and safety Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic business.industry Waist-Hip Ratio medicine.disease Circumference Obesity Clinical trial Complementary and alternative medicine Obesity Abdominal Central obesity Waist Circumference business Body mass index RZ201-999 |
| Zdroj: | BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies |
| ISSN: | 2662-7671 |
| Popis: | Background Obesity is a common medical condition. Among all the classifications of obesity, central obesity is considered to be a significant threat on the health of individuals. Scientific researches have demonstrated that the accumulation of intra-abdominal fat is associated with higher metabolic and cardiovascular disease risks independently from Body Mass Index (BMI). Our previous research found that the combination of electro-acupuncture and auricular acupressure could significantly reduce the body weight and the BMI compared to sham control group. Methods/design This is a patient-assessor blinded, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial on electro-acupuncture for central obesity. One hundred sixty-eight participants with central obesity will be randomly assigned to two groups, which are the acupuncture group and the sham control group. The whole study duration will be 8-week treatment plus 8-week follow up. The primary outcome is the change in waist circumference before and after the treatment. The secondary outcomes include the changes in hip circumference, waist-to-hip circumference ratio, BMI and body fat percentage during the treatment and follow-up. Conclusion The trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture for central obesity compared with sham acupuncture. The study may provide the solid evidence of electro-acupuncture on central obesity in Hong Kong. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03815253,Registered 24 Jan 2019. |
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