simple obesity
Conditions
Interventions
acupuncture plus lifestyle control group:acupuncture plus lifestyle control
lifestyle control group:lifestyle control
Sponsors
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To be included, patients need to be currently suffered obesity: BMI>28kg/m2, according to Clinical Practice Guideline for Chinese adults overweight and obesity,diagnosed by their General Physician; be aged at 18-50 years, had failed to achieve their weight loss goals through diet and exercise alone for 3 times; willing to accept acupuncture and lifestyle control treatment after the explanation of risks and benefits about these two therapy; Ability to read, understand and complete consent and questionnaires.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Main exclusion criteria were severe lacunar cerebral infarction and cerebral infarction; Endocrine disease, for example, thyroid disorder, pituitary disorder, and sex gland disorder; Heart disease, for example, arrhythmia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and patient with pacemaker; Allergy and Immunology disease; Kidney disease such as diabetic nephropathy, secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis(FCGS); High ami-notransferases (alanine, aspartate 4100 IU/l) or high serum creatinine (42.5 mg/dl); Pregnant or lactating women; hemorrhage disease and local skin infection; Any other conditions unsuitable for trial as evaluated by general physician.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| BMI; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight;SF-36;IWQOL-Life;Blood glucose;insulin;cholesterol;low density lipoprotein;high-density lipoprotein;leptin;waist-to-hip ratio;triglycerids; | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJun Gao
Outcome results
None listed