World Health Organization site
Skip Navigation Links

Main
Note: This record shows only 22 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register.
Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02254603
Date of registration: 25/09/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
Public title: The Effects of the Combined Therapy of Acupuncture and Yoga Exercise on Weight Loss
Scientific title: To Evaluate the Effects of Weight-loss by the Combined Therapy of Acupuncture and Yoga Exercise
Date of first enrolment: May 2013
Target sample size: 74
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02254603
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Basic Science  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Yu-Kwan Lu, MD.
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
Name:     Kuender D. Yang, PhD
Address: 
Telephone: 886-975617006
Email: yangkd.yeh@hotmail.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Kuender D. Yang, PhD
Address: 
Telephone: 886-975617006
Email: yehshuhui@gmail.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Kuender D. Yang, PhD.
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
Name:     Shu-Hui Yeh, PhD.
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital & Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- BMI > 24

Exclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of cancer.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 50 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Obesity
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Yoga exercise
Device: Acupuncture
Primary Outcome(s)
Reduce body mass index. [Time Frame: Change from baseline in body mass index at 3 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Reduce waistline [Time Frame: Change from baseline in waistline at 3 months]
Immune modulation [Time Frame: Change from baseline in lymphocyte profile and polarization at 3 months]
Change biochemical profile of blood [Time Frame: Change from baseline in biochemical profile of blood at 3 months]
Secondary ID(s)
1011003
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
URL:
Disclaimer: Trials posted on this search portal are not endorsed by WHO, but are provided as a service to our users. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for any damages arising from the use of the information linked to in this section. None of the information obtained through use of the search portal should in any way be used in clinical care without consulting a physician or licensed health professional. WHO is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness and/or use made of the content displayed for any trial record.
Copyright - World Health Organization - Version 3.6 - Version history