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NCT00414505 Clinical Trial

A Randomized Controlled Double Blinding Study of Intradermal Acupuncture Treatment on Obesity

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data
NCT number NCT00414505
Other study ID # K06070
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 3
First received December 20, 2006
Last updated May 29, 2014
Start date August 2006
Est. completion date December 2014

Study information
Verified date May 2014
Source Wonkwang University
Contact Sung-chul Kim
Phone 82-62-670-6442
Email kscndl@hanmail.net
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority South Korea: Institutional Review Board
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether intradermal acupuncture is effective and safe in the treatment of obesity.

Description:

Recently the Studies of auricular acupuncture or Common Acupuncture on obesity have been conducted. Saam acupuncture, the Korean unique acupuncture, is famous with its high efficacy but not established by the scientific way yet. Thus, we tried a double-blind study on the effect of sa-am acupuncture on obesity using intradermal acupuncture.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Recruiting
Enrollment 180
Est. completion date December 2014
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 20 Years to 50 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- BMI>25, regular menstruation, volunteer

Exclusion Criteria:

- symptomatic obesity, acupuncture treatment within 3 months, >120kg, pregnancy or breast-feeding, hemophilia, dementia, mental illness, arrhythmia, liver cirrhosis, renal failure, pace maker, diabete mellitus, tuberculosis, steroid taker,

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Device:
• Intradermal Acupuncture Treatment

Locations
Country Name City State
Korea, Republic of Wonkwang University Hospital Gwangju

Sponsors (2)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Wonkwang University Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Bio-body impedance methods
Secondary Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL LDL cholesterol
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