Status:
COMPLETED
Auricular Acupressure Integrated With Mobile Device for Weight Reduction
Lead Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions:
Obesity
Weight Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Obesity is a common global health problem. A three-arm randomised waitlist-controlled feasibility trial is proposed. A total of 59 subjects (19-21 subjects per arm) will be recruited. The three groups...
Detailed Description
Obesity is a common global health problem. It increases the risk of many chronic illnesses, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. Conventional approaches to allev...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Overweightness, with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25.0 kg/m2 in accordance with the BMI classification of the World Health Organization (WHO)
- Subjects that have neither received other weight control measures (manoeuvres) nor experienced medical and/or drug history within the last 3 months
- No ear injury, such as inflammation or lesions, and no medical history of ear surgery within the last 6 months
- Smartphone user (IOS and android)
- Exclusion criteria:
- (1) diabetes, severe hypertension, heart disease or endocrine abnormalities,; (2) pregnancy; (3) eating disorders screened with a 5-item SCOFF questionnaire (Bradford et al. 2010); (4) psychiatric and mental disorders.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
59 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03442712
Start Date
April 1 2018
End Date
November 30 2018
Last Update
February 22 2019
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School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong