Effects of self-care with auricular pressure stimulation and press tack needle stimulation of the abdomen and lower limbs on simple obesity

Effects of auricular pressure stimulation and press tack needle stimulation of the abdomen and lower extrmities by self-care for simple obesity - a randomized controlled trial using auricular pressure stimulation as a control - Effects of oriental medical self-care on simple obesity in a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000048741

Enrollment

Registered

2022-08-24

Start date

2022-08-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Simple obesity

Interventions

Lifestyle guidance (8 weeks) with auricular pressure stimulation and press tack needle stimulation of the abdomen and lower limbs (5 weeks) Lifestyle guidance (8 weeks) with auricular pressure stimula

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: BMI above 25 or abdominal circumference above 85 cm in men and above 90 cm in women

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Symptomatic obesity, diabetes mellitus currently under treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body weight(Before intervention, 5 weeks after the start of the intervention and 3 weeks after the end of the intervention)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShunji sakaguchi

Kansai University of Health Sciences Graduate school

sakaguti@kansai.ac.jp072-453-8409

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026