Ephedra and green tea mesotherapy : Aesthetic effect on localized fat and safety

A randomized, single blind, self-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the subcutaneous fat loss efficacy and safety of herbal mesotherapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0000027

Enrollment

Registered

2010-08-26

Start date

2006-06-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : Active group : Ephedra plus green tea mesotherapy Placebo group : Normal saline mesotherapy. A total of 8 weekly herbal mesotherapy treatments were administered: 4 treatments were administered

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects had to be Korean women between 20-35y of age with a BMI of over 23kg/m2. They must have been weight-stable within 3 kg during the last 6 months. Only non-smoking, moderately sedentary housewives and office-workers who did not exercise regularly and walked less than 2 hours a day were recruited.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with a past history of cardiovascular diseases, renal or hepatic dysfunction, cancer, neurological or psychological illnesses and metabolic diseases were excluded from the study. Any subject taking drugs that affect the metabolic rate was also excluded. Pregnancy at any time during the study was among the exclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anthropometry(thigh circumference);Subcutaneous fat area	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Free fatty acid;Adverse effect	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHo-Jun Kim

Dongguk University

Outcome results