Electro-Acupuncture for Obese Patients With Insulin Resistance
Recruiting · NCT06609200 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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Acupuncture needles
What this trial is about
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture for obese patients with insulin resistance. 60 participants will be randomized and allocated to either the electro-acupuncture arm or the sham acupuncture arm.
Who can take part
Age range
21 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Men and women aged between 21 and 65 years old
- BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2
- HOMA-IR ≥ 2.14, (HOMA-IR = fasting insulin (ųU/mL)\* fasting glucose (mmol/L)/22.5)
- Not receiving any other weight control measures or any medical and/or drug history in the last 3 months
Exclusion criteria
- Diabetes mellitus
- Treating with drugs that may affect insulin sensitivity
- Changes 10% of usual body weight in the previous 6 months weight
- Endocrine diseases, including thyroid disorder, pituitary disorder, sex gland disorder, etc.
- Heart diseases, including arrhythmia, heart failure, and myocardial infarction, participants with pacemakers
- Allergy and immunology diseases
- Bleeding tendency
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Impaired hepatic or renal function
- Stroke or unable to exercise
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Nanyang Technological University Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic - Singapore, Singapore