ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022
Network Meta-Analysis of Acupoint Catgut Embedding in Treatment of Simple Obesity.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06091761 (Efficacy and Safety of Thread Embedding Acupuncture Combined With Auricular Acupuncture for Overweight and Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Efficacy and Safety of Thread Embedding Acupuncture Combined With Auricular Acupuncture for Overweight and Obesity: Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of different acupuncture methods on polycystic ovarian syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of Acupoint Catgut Embedding on Subjective Appetite in Overweight and Obese Adults with Strong and Moderate Appetite: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Trial
- Acupoint catgut embedding exerts node-dependent effects on leptin resistance-related signaling and the ghrelin-GOAT pathway in obese mice.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Effectiveness and safety of acupoint catgut embedding for patients with mild psoriasis and overweight: study protocol of a multicenter double-blind randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Effect of acupoint catgut embedding for simple obesity in adults: A randomized controlled double-blind trial.Integrative medicine research · 2025Article
- Non-pharmacological interventions of traditional Chinese medicine in treating polycystic ovary syndrome: a group consensus.Integrative medicine research · 2024Article
- ADCY3: the pivotal gene in classical ketogenic diet for the treatment of epilepsy.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2024Article
- The Effect of Catgut Embedding at Acupoints Versus Nonacupoints in Abdominal Obesity: Protocol for a Multicenter, Double-Blind, 16-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupoint catgut embedding in the treatment of simple obesity through network meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, and VIP database (VIP) were searched by using computer from 2011 to August 2021, and 35 RCT studies were retrieved. The quality of the literature was evaluated using the modified Jadad scoring table, and Stata 15.0 software was used for traditional meta-analysis and network meta-analysis. Results: Thirty-five RCTs (3040 cases in total) were included. Acupoint embedding, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, TCM, acupoint embedding + acupuncture, acupoint embedding + exercise diet therapy, acupoint embedding + TCM, exercise diet therapy, acupoint embedding + moxibustion, and acupoint embedding + cupping were investigated in the studies. The results of network meta-analysis were as follows: in terms of total effective rate, acupoint catgut embedding was superior to acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and exercise diet therapy ( Conclusion: Acupoint catgut embedding and its combination with other therapies are the first choice for the treatment of simple obesity.
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