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Euiiyin-tang in the treatment of obesity: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Chunhoo Cheon, Soobin Jang, Jeong-Su Park, Youme Ko, Doh Sun Kim, Byung Hoon Lee, Hyun Jong Song, Yun-Kyung Song, Bo-Hyoung Jang, Yong-Cheol Shin and 1 more

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Trial report in Trials, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01724099 (A Double Blind, Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Euiiyin-tang on Obese Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT01724099 phase2 / phase3completednot on this map

A Double Blind, Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Euiiyin-tang on Obese Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorKyunghee University Medical CenterRan2013 to 2017Enrolled149ConditionsObesityArmsEuiiyin-tang, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Chunhoo CheonDepartment of Korean Preventive Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Soobin JangDepartment of Korean Preventive Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jeong-Su ParkDepartment of Korean Preventive Medicine, Semyung University, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea.
Youme KoDepartment of Korean Preventive Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Doh Sun KimDepartment of Korean Preventive Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Byung Hoon LeeDepartment of Applied Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Jong SongDepartment of Applied Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yun-Kyung SongDepartment of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Bo-Hyoung JangDepartment of Korean Preventive Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yong-Cheol ShinDepartment of Korean Preventive Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seong-Gyu KoDepartment of Korean Preventive Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. epiko@khu.ac.kr.
Kyung Hee University · KRGachon University · KRKorea Institute of Oriental Medicine · KRSemyung University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity is a public health concern in many countries due to its increasing prevalence. Euiiyin-tang is an herbal medicine formula often used as a clinical treatment for obesity. It acts to eliminate humidity and purify the blood, the causes of obesity identified by the theoretical framework of Korean medicine. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Euiiyin-tang in treating obesity. METHODS/

designThis study is a randomised, double-blinded and placebo-controlled, multicentre trial. It has two parallel arms: the Euiiyin-tang group and the placebo group. A total of 160 obese adult women will be enrolled in the trial. The participants will be randomly divided at a 1:1 ratio at visit 2 (baseline). The participants will be administered Euiiyin-tang or placebo for 12 weeks. The primary endpoint is the change in weight occurring between baseline and post-treatment. The secondary outcomes include average weight reduction, changes in body fat, waist and hip circumferences, body mass index, and lipid profile, and the results of questionnaires such as the Korean version of Obesity-related Quality of Life, the Korean version of Eating Attitudes Test, the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, and the Stress Reaction Inventory. DISCUSSION: The present study will provide research methodologies for evaluating the efficacy and safety of Euiiyin-tang in patients with obesity. In addition, it will provide evidence of correlation between obesity and Sasang constitutional medicine.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01724099 . Registered on 2 November 2012.

Indexed as

AdiposityAdolescentAdultAgedAnti-Obesity AgentsBody Mass IndexClinical ProtocolsDouble-Blind MethodDrugs, Chinese HerbalFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansLipidsMiddle AgedObesityQuality of LifeAnti-Obesity AgentsDrugs, Chinese HerbalLipidsEuiiyin-tangHerbal medicinesObesityRandomised controlled trialSasang constitution

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