Postpartum Weight Retention Clinical Trial
Official title:
Laser Acupuncture Therapy in Patients With Postpartum Weight Retention: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Objective: To determine the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on postpartum weight
retention.
Methods: 66 subjects after delivery with postpartum weight retention will be randomly
divided into laser acupuncture and control group. A single-blind clinical trial will be
conducted and the subjects will be treated with verum or sham laser acupuncture 5 sessions
per week. After about 3 weeks of treatment, the differences of the subjects' body weight,
body mass index, and waist circumference will be analyzed with ANOVA between laser
acupuncture and control group.
Objective: Gestational weight gain and weight retention at 1 year after delivery are
associated with long-term obesity. The investigators aimed to investigate the effect of
laser acupuncture therapy (LAT) on postpartum weight control.
Methods: The investigators randomly assigned 66 subjects with postpartum weight retention to
a laser acupuncture group and control group. The subjects were treated at acupoints
including the Stomach and Hunger points of the ear, ST25 (Tianshu), ST28 (Shuidao), ST40
(Fenglong), SP15 (Daheng), CV9 (Shuifen), and SP6 (Sanyinjiao) by using verum or sham laser
acupuncture over 5 sessions per week. After 12 treatment sessions, the differences in the
body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), and waist-to-buttocks ratio (WBR) of the
patients were analyzed, and compared between the laser acupuncture and control groups via
analysis of variance, chi-square tests, and stepwise regression tests.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
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