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Thread Embedding Acupuncture Therapy for Weight Loss
Led by Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Updated on 2025-01-16
400
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
104 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Obesity is the most prevalent chronic disease worldwide, affecting approximately 800 million adults. Excess adiposity and its numerous complications, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, impose a considerable economic burden and constitute major contributors to global morbidity and mortality. Treatments that result in substantial weight reductions may improve outcomes for people living with obesity. Thread embedding acupuncture which provides long-term acupoints stimulation may be an effective treatment option for obesity. However, effects of thread embedding on obesity remain uncertain because of the small sample sizes or other methodological limitations. The objective of this multi-center, randomized, sham-controlled trial is to assess the effect of thread embedding acupuncture for alleviating weight.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Thread Embedding Acupuncture Therapy for Weight Loss
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Body-mass index (BMI) of 28 kg/m2 or higher, or BMI of 24 kg/m2 or higher with at least one weight-related complication such as diabetes, hypertension, lipid disorders, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, knee osteoarthritis, hyperuricemia, or fatty liver
- Male or female, aged between 18 and 75 years at the time of informed consent
- No prior history of thread embedding treatment
- At least one self-reported unsuccessful attempt at weight loss through diet and exercise
- Signed informed consent provided
You will not qualify if you...
- Body weight changed by 5 kg or more in the 90 days before screening
- Use of any medication for obesity treatment within 90 days before screening
- Previous or planned obesity surgery or weight loss device use within the trial period, except certain procedures done more than one year prior
- Obesity caused by other endocrine disorders or specific genetic/syndromic obesity conditions
- Uncontrolled thyroid disease based on laboratory measures
- Type 2 diabetes diagnosed within 180 days before screening or unstable diabetes treatment within 90 days
- Acupuncture treatment for obesity within 90 days before screening
- Participation in a structured weight-loss program within 90 days before screening
- Active digestive diseases causing malabsorption
- Severe cardiovascular diseases within 6 months before screening
- History of cancer within 5 years, except certain skin cancers
- Chronic respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, or other disorders posing risk or difficulty with protocol
- Scheduled surgery during the trial, except minor procedures
- Known or suspected alcohol or drug abuse
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or not using effective contraception if of child-bearing potential
- Known or suspected allergy to trial products
- Participation in another clinical trial within 90 days before screening
- Any condition or unwillingness that could risk safety or compliance as judged by the investigator
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100010
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Research Team
B
Bin Li, Dr
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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