NCT01975168

The Effect Evaluation of Laser Acupuncture in Obesity

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial is conducted. 200 subjects aged above 20 years with body mass index (BMI) more than 25 kg/m2 are randomly divided into 2 groups (Group 1 and Group 2). Group 1 receives laser acupuncture therapy first while Group 2 receives sham laser acupuncture therapy first. After 12 weeks of treatment and 14 days of washout, Group 1 switch to sham laser acupuncture therapy while Group 2 switch to laser acupuncture for 12 weeks. The subjects are treated with a gallium aluminum arsenide Handylaser Trion, which is used to apply at each of the acupuncture points for 10 seconds every time, 3 times per week. The measurements of outcomes are performed in the beginning, weekly during treatment, and monthly after treatment for 3 months.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Handylaser Trion laser acupuncture	intervention interval is 3 times per week for 12 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-07-01
• Completion: 2015-07-01
• First posted: 2013-11-04
• Last updated: 2013-11-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan