Simple obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Therapy group:Electrically stimulate acupoint of auricular concha
Control group:Sham stimulation
Sponsors
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Comply with the diagnostic criteria for simple obesity in the "Consensus of Medical Nutrition Therapy Experts on Overweight/Obesity in China (2016 Edition)"; 2. Those aged>=18 years old,<=55 years; 3. Those who meet the diagnostic criteria and BMI=28 and BMI<35; 4. Clinically diagnosed as a simple obesity patient; 5. Follow medical advice to stop other body mass control measures (except for reasonable diet and exercise) for at least 3 months; 6. Those who voluntarily participate and sign an informed consent form.and sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Secondary obesity, such as pituitary disease, hypothalamic encephalopathy, hypothyroidism, pancreatic islet disease, hypogonadism, adrenal cortical hyperfunction, postmenopausal obesity, etc; 2. Concomitant with various serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; 3. Pregnant and lactating women; 4. Those who have received any weight loss methods other than a reasonable diet and intensified exercise within the past three months; 5. Failure to adhere to this treatment or self use other treatment methods may affect the collection of research data and the evaluation of efficacy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body Mass Index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Waist Hip Rate;Body fat rate;Total Cholesterol, TC;Triglyceride, TG;High density lipoprotein cholesterol,HDL-C;Low density lipoprotein cholesterol,LDL-C;Visfatin;Adiponectin;Branched-chain amino acid, BCAA;Brown adipose tissue, BAT;Extensive targeted lipidomics;Appetite Visual Analogue Scale;Norepinephrine, glucagon-like peptide-1 et al.; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactRong Peijing
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Outcome results
None listed