Effects of Acupancture on Blood Glucose in Overweight and Obese Patients

Effects of Body Acupancture in Compared with Sham Acupancture on Blood Glucose in Overweight and Obese Patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016011125967N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-10-28

Start date

2015-05-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Overweight and Obesity. Obesity due to excess calories

Interventions

Intervention 1: Patients in main group taking diet for a week the in 8th day, period of acuapancture is started. Befor acuapancture Fasting Blood Glucose and Fasting Insulin tests were done. In acuap

Patients in main group taking diet for a week the in 8th day, period of acuapancture is started. Befor acuapancture Fasting Blood Glucose and Fasting Insulin tests were done. In acuapancture, needlin

Patients in control group taking diet for a week the in 8th day, period of acuapancture is started. Befor acuapancture Fasting Blood Glucose and Fasting Insulin tests were done. In acuapancture, need

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: aged 18-70 years? Body Mass Index over than 25 and participation in the study and cooperation in blood test. Exclusion Criteria: lack of treatments of obesity with diet and acupancture in the past 2 weeks? lack of diabetes? thyroid and adrenal dysfunction and coagulation disorders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fasting Blood Glucose. Timepoint: Before the first session and after 12th session of acupancture. Method of measurement: Laboratory kit.;Fasting Insulin. Timepoint: Before the first session and after 12th session of acupancture. Method of measurement: Laboratory kit.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Non-fasting glucose. Timepoint: Before and after the third, sixth and ninth session of acupancture. Method of measurement: Glucometer.;Waist. Timepoint: Before and after the study and sixth session of acupancture. Method of measurement: Meter inelastic.;Weight and Fat mass. Timepoint: Before and after the study and sixth session of acupancture. Method of measurement: Bioampedance.;Body Mass Index. Timepoint: Before and after the study and sixth session of acupancture. Method of measurement: Bioampedance.	—

Measure

Time frame

Non-fasting glucose. Timepoint: Before and after the third, sixth and ninth session of acupancture. Method of measurement: Glucometer.;Waist. Timepoint: Before and after the study and sixth session of acupancture. Method of measurement: Meter inelastic.;Weight and Fat mass. Timepoint: Before and after the study and sixth session of acupancture. Method of measurement: Bioampedance.;Body Mass Index. Timepoint: Before and after the study and sixth session of acupancture. Method of measurement: Bioampedance.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFahime Vafi Sani

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Fahimevafisani@yahoo.com+98 51 3729 6971

Outcome results

None listed

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