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The Efficacy and Safety of Electro-acupuncture for Abdominal Obesity: Original Study for a Multicenter, Randomized, Sham-controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Electro-acupuncture and Sham electro-acupuncture for Obesity, Abdominal. Completed, enrolled 66 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Electro-acupuncture provides stimulation to acupoints, and has been widely used to treat abdominal obesity in China despite of lack of high-level evidence for treatment efficacy. The study will investigate whether the electroacupuncture can alleviate clinical symptoms and the mechanism of action in patients with abdominal obesity.
Study Details
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Interventions
The acupoints of electro-acupuncture will be selected as Zusanli ,Sanyinjiao ,Zhongwan , Tianshu , Shuifen , Daheng ,Daimai , Shuidao ,Huaroumen and Fujie . We will deliver electrical stimulation with dense-disperse waves at 50 Hz and 10 V through the electrical acupuncture stimulation instrument to the abdominal points. The bodily needles will be retained for 30 minutes . Electro-acupuncture treatment will be applied 3 times a week, once every other day, for 8 consecutive weeks.
The acupoints of sham electro-acupuncture will be selected as nonacupoints . The internal output power cord of the electrical acupuncture stimulation instrument will be interrupted. The bodily needles will be retained for 30 minutes . Sham acupuncture treatment will be applied 3 times a week, once every other day, for 8 consecutive weeks.