effects of acupuncture and embedding in overweight patients

Evaluating the effects of acupuncture and embedding on anthropometric indices and inflammation biomarkers in overweight patients: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20171007036614N3

Enrollment

150

Registered

2023-06-27

Start date

2023-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-25

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Conditions

Obesity. Overweight and obesity

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Acupuncture. To perform acupuncture, stimulation of st40, st36, st44, lv2, lv3, st25, st26, st27, ren4, ren6, ren10, ren12, sp13-15, gb26, st32, Li13 acupoints will

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 25-65 years old Overweight patients (BMI 25-29.9)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy Lactation Any significant underlying disease (pulmonary, cardiovascular, liver, cancer, etc.) Diet within the past 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Weight. Timepoint: Before treatment, after 4 weeks, and after 8 weeks. Method of measurement: Digital scale.;Body mass index. Timepoint: Before treatment, after 4 weeks, and after 8 weeks. Method of measurement: Divide weight by height squared.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
IL-6. Timepoint: Before treatment and after 8 weeks. Method of measurement: ELISA.;IL-10. Timepoint: Before treatment and after 8 weeks. Method of measurement: ELISA.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Sadegh Adel Mehraban

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

sadeghadel@gmail.com+98 21 8897 4535

Outcome results

None listed

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