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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00969267
Date of registration: 31/08/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Taipei City Hospital
Public title: The Effect of Auricular Point Stimulation on Obese Women
Scientific title: The Effect of Auricular Point Stimulation on Obese Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: August 2009
Target sample size: 90
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00969267
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Chung-Hua Hsu, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Insitute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang Ming University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 16-65 years women

- BMI>27 kg/mm

- Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Endocrine disease, e.g. thyroid disorder, pituitary disorder, and sex gland disorder.

- Heart disease, e.g. arrhythmia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and patient
with pacemaker.

- Allergy and Immunology disease.

- High aminotransferases ( Alanine, Aspartate > 80 IU/L) or high serum creatinine
(> 2.5 mg/dL)

- Pregnant or lactating women.

- Childbirth within 6 months.

- Stroke or otherwise unable to exercise

- Management for weight control within 3 months.

- Any other conditions deemed unsuitable for trial as evaluated by the
physician-in-charge.

- Endocrine disease



Age minimum: 16 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Obesity
Intervention(s)
Other: stimulation B
Other: ear-acupuncture A
Other: stimulation C
Primary Outcome(s)
% reducting of body mass index (BMI) [Time Frame: 4 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
98001-62-020
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Yang Ming University
Ethics review
Results
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