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Clinical efficacy of ultrasound-guided Catgut Embedding at designated acupoints in the treatment of abdominal simple obesity

Clinical efficacy of ultrasound-guided Catgut Embedding at designated acupoints in the treatment of abdominal simple obesity

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2100004839
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-05-13
Start date
2021-05-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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

Conditions

Simple obesity

Interventions

Sponsors

Shanghai Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.According to the diagnostic criteria of abdominal simple obesity, it belongs to moderate obesity, and the syndrome differentiation is spleen deficiency and dampness stagnation; 2.Aged from 18 to 60 years, male and female; 3.There was no other treatment in the first 3 months; 4.Accept acupoint catgut embedding therapy and sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who were allergic to allogeneic protein; 2.Patients with endocrine diseases; 3.Patients with various liver diseases; 4.Patients with secondary obesity; 5.Patients with mental diseases; 6.Patients with organic diseases; 7.Women during pregnancy and lactation; 8.Patients with skin and subcutaneous tissue absorption and repair dysfunction caused by diabetes and other diseases; 9.Patients with skin diseases and inflammation in catgut embedding acupoints or ulcer or damage.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
height;weight;waistline;body mass index;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Waist - height ratio;Lipid accumulation product;Fasting insulin;Low density lipoprotein;total cholesterol;triglyceride;Fasting blood glucose;Abdominal fat thickness;HOMA-IR;glycosylated hemoglobin;visceral fat accumulation index;High density lipoprotein;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLi Xiaoyan

Shanghai Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine

lxy_0220@163.com+86 13818782334

Outcome results

None listed

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