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ArticleJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2016

Mansour Siavash, Mohsen Naseri, Mojgan Rahimi

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Article in Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Mansour SiavashEndocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohsen NaseriTraditional Medicine Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
Mojgan RahimiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity is a worldwide health problem which is associated with a lot of complications. One of these comorbidities is the metabolic syndrome that is in correlation with abdominal fat thickness and waist circumference. Various methods were used to reduce abdominal fat thickness such as liposuction. A noninvasive method is the topical agent. In this study, we investigated the effectiveness of MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study was a double-blind clinical trial which was done at the endocrinology clinic in Khorshid Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, in 2014. After explaining the procedure and obtaining informed consent, the candidates were randomly divided into the case and control groups. The participants of the case and control groups applied AE ointment or placebo for 6 weeks on their abdominal area. Body mass index, waist and buttock circumference, and abdominal fat thickness were measured in both case and control groups at their first visit and then at the next 2, 4, and 6 weeks. We used

resultsSixty female candidates participated in this study (thirty in each group). Ten patients left the study and fifty participants finished the trial. At the end of the study, participants had a significant weight loss (2.96 ± 1.6 kg,

conclusionTopical AE ointment can reduce the abdominal fat thickness as well as the waist circumference without causing any side effect.

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Abdominal circumferenceArnebia euchromafatty thicknessherbal ointmenttopical appliance

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PMID27904608
PMCPMC5122106

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