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Study NCT ID:
NCT04957134
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2023-06-12
First Post:
2021-06-24
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
False
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Efficacy of Electro-acupuncture for Abdominal Obesity: Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Sponsor:
Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Efficacy and Safety of Electro-acupuncture for Abdominal Obesity: Original Study for a Multicenter, Randomized, Sham-controlled Trial
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2023-06
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Electro-acupuncture provides stimulation to acupoints, and has been widely used to treat abdominal obesity in China despite of lack of high-level evidence for treatment efficacy. The study will investigate whether the electroacupuncture can alleviate clinical symptoms and the mechanism of action in patients with abdominal obesity.
Detailed Description:
The study will be a randomized controlled trial from May 2021 to December 2022, including 68 participants with abdominal obesity. The participants will be randomly divided into 2 groups in a 1:1 allocation ratio.The intervention group will receive electroacupuncture; the control group will receive sham acupuncture. Each treatment will last 12 weeks, including 8 weeks of intervention period and 24 weeks of follow-up. The primary outcome is the waist circumference (WC), the secondary outcomes include weight, body mass index (BMI), hipline, waist-hip-ratio (WHR), Insulin resistance index (IRI), blood fat, metabolomics will be used analysis the mechanism. The adverse events will be recorded during the intervention and follow-up period.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: