NCT02427347

Acupuncture in the Regulation of Dai Meridian for the Metabolism of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Abdominal Obese Patients

A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Acupuncture on Regulating Dai Meridian for Visceral Fat Metabolism in Abdominal Obesity.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dongfang Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy combined with healthy education for patients with abdominal obesity.

Detailed description

This subject is a prospective, single-blind, parallel-group, randomized controlled clinical trial.120 patients with abdominal obesity are allocated into two groups with a ratio of 2:1.Randomized series was generated by computer. The allocation was concealed. Patients in the intervention group are received acupuncture therapy and healthy education. Patients in the control group are only given healthy education. The treatment in both intervention group and control group lasts for 8 weeks. Comparison of two groups of patients with abdominal fat thickness, fasting serum visfatin concentration, simple anthropometric parameters (including body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-to-hip radio, waist-to-height radio, the percentage of body fat), fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin, glycosylated hemoglobin, fasting blood lipid (total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein), uric acid, blood pressure, insulin resistance level, and obesity related lifestyle survey.

Conditions

• Abdominal Obesity
• Metabolic Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupuncture	Acupuncture needles of 0.3mm in diameter and 100mm in length are inserted into gallbladder-meridian(GB)26 about 25-65mm deep by an angle of 15°, following the path of Dai Meridian (towards medial and downside) . The other acupoints are inserted with needles of 0.25-0.3mm in diameter and 25-40mm in length approximately 10-30mm deep, with an angle of 90°. Electro-acupuncture is applied to both sides of GB26 and stomach-meridian(ST)25: cathode is connected to GB26; anode to ST25. Dense-disperse wave pattern and a wave frequency of 2/100 Hertz is chosen. The intensity of the electro-acupuncture is adjusted on average 4-8 milliampere. The needles are subsequently retained for 20min. The results of the study are based on 8 weeks, each week consisting of 3 sessions.
OTHER	Healthy education	Healthy knowledge lectures and issuing brochures are given. Education of patients for conditioning and changing bad habits, diet, quit smoking, limit alcohol consumption, salt restriction, appropriate increase in physical activity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-06-01
• Primary completion: 2015-04-01
• Completion: 2017-09-01
• First posted: 2015-04-28
• Last updated: 2018-08-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China