Electro-acupuncture for central obesity: randomized, patient-assessor blinded, sham-controlled clinical trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is a common medical condition. Among all the classifications of obesity, central obesity is considered to be a significant threat on the health of individuals. Scientific researches have demonstrated that the accumulation of intra-abdominal fat is associated with higher metabolic and cardiovascular disease risks independently from Body Mass Index (BMI). Our previous research found that the combination of electro-acupuncture and auricular acupressure could significantly reduce the body weight and the BMI compared to sham control group.

Methods/design

This is a patient-assessor blinded, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial on electro-acupuncture for central obesity. One hundred sixty-eight participants with central obesity will be randomly assigned to

SUBMITTER: Zhong LLD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8254909 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature