NCT06359418

Acupuncture for Prediabetes With Combined Obesity

Acupuncture for Prediabetes With Combined Obesity: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 260 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in reducing weight and waist circumference while modulating glucose and lipid metabolism in Prediabetes with Combined Obesity.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Abdominal Obesity
• PreDiabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acupuncture	The acupuncture needle (size 0.30x40mm) will be inserted into DU20, EX-HN3 and GB8 acupoints at the depth of 15-30mm; The acupuncture needle (size 0.30x50mm or size 0.30x75mm) will be inserted into other acupoints at the depth of 40-70mm; Manipulation will be done after insertion (6 times of small amplitude and uniform twist).
DEVICE	Sham acupuncture	The acupuncture needle (size 0.20x25mm) will be inserted into all acupoints at the depth of 2mm without any manipulation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-01
• Primary completion: 2027-06-01
• Completion: 2028-04-01
• First posted: 2024-04-11
• Last updated: 2025-08-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China