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Electric acupuncture treatment for obesity women targeting the behavioural and neurocognitive responses to food

Electric acupuncture treatment for obesity women targeting the behavioural and neurocognitive responses to food: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1900025696
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-09-05
Start date
2019-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-09-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

obesity

Interventions

EA group:Electric acupuncture
obese control group :no special intervention

Sponsors

Guangzhou Panyu Central Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
19 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female aged from 19 to 60 years. 2. Body mass index 26 <= BMI <= 35 kg/ m2. 3. Obesity is not caused by diseases or drugs.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Have depression and anxiety. 2. Addiction to alcohol, tobacco, and/or substances of abuse. 3. Under medications that affect body weight, such as lipid-lowering medications. 4. Accept any obesity treatment during the past year. 5. Pregnant or lactating women. 6. Serious physical and neurological disease or intellectual disability that affect daily life or work.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
MRI BOLD signal;Questionnaire TFEQ-R18 score;—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
BMI;Rate of weight loss;Ghrelin;CCK;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXuwen Zhang, Hanwei Chen

Guangzhou Panyu Central Hospital

xuwenzhang_1@163.com+86 13798028167

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026