Dyslipidemia acupuncture therapy dyslipidemia
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in group 1 (body acupuncture group) were needled by using disposable silver needles (0.25 x 25 mm) at 20 acupuncture points at the body region including Guanyuan (RN4),
and bilateral Huaroumen (ST24),
Tianshu (ST25),
Shuidao (ST28),
Liangmen (ST21),
Daheng (SP15),
Fujie (SP14),
Zusanli (ST36) and Sanyinjiao (SP6). An electric stimulation (SDZ-
II model,
Hwato,
China) was connected to the needles which delivered a constant current,
a 40 Hz and 3 mA,
for 30 minutes per session. After each session,
the needles were removed. Participants were treated for 2 sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks.,Participants who were assigned to group 2 (Fenglong Group) were needled at bilateral Fenglong (ST 4
Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,No Intervention No treatment
Body acupuncture,Fenglong,Control
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, SWU
Srinakharinwirot University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who were diagnosed with dyslipidemia (defined as triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL, or total cholesterol (TC) ≥ 200 mg/dL or HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) 130 mg/dL) and were not taking any lipid-lowering drugs were invited to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who had a history of bleeding disorders or were receiving anticoagulant or anti-platelet aggregation medications, had epilepsy, uncontrolled hypertension, and active dermatological lesions at the area of acupuncture, as well as pregnant women or those patients whose mental disabilities made their participation in the study difficult were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| an improvement in serum lipid levels at the end of treatment percentage of improvement | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| sustained improvement during the follow-up period 4 weeks at the end of treatment serum lipids | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactLakkana Rerksuppaphol
Srinakharinwirot University
Outcome results
None listed