Trial reportFrontiers in endocrinology2022
Modified acupuncture therapy, long-term acupoint stimulation versus sham control for weight control: a multicenter, randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Frontiers in endocrinology, 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 13 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
13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of traditional Chinese medicine non-pharmacological intervention in patients with simple obesity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Safety Profile of Thread-Embedding Acupuncture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Perspectives in clinical research on acupuncture treatment for central obesity: A perspective.Medicine · 2025Review
- Acupuncture and moxibustion as effective treatments for simple obesity in children: a meta-analysis.American journal of translational research · 2025Review
- Application of Polyglycolic Acid/Poly (Lactic-co-glycolic Acid) in Thread Embedding Acupuncture for Obesity: New Strategies and Challenges.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Review
- Bibliometric analysis of studies on the lipid management of coronary heart disease from 2014 to 2023.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Thermogenic Adipocytes Promote M2 Macrophage Polarization through CNNM4-Mediated Mg Secretion.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
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- Effects of traditional Chinese medicines on weight management among adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Obesity science & practice · 2024Review
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- Perioperative Acupuncture: A Novel and Necessary Addition to ERAS Pathways for Total Joint Arthroplasty.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2024Article
- Brain-Imaging Mechanisms on Female Abdominal Obesity Treated by "Shu-Mu" Acupoint Catgut Embedding and Compatibility Relation: Study Protocol for a 12-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2023Article
- Body mass index-based predictions and personalized clinical strategies for colorectal cancer in the context of PPPM.The EPMA journal · 2022Review
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Objective: Long-term acupoint stimulation (LAS), also called embedding acupuncture, is a modified acupuncture technique. The preliminary results have demonstrated its efficacy in body-weight control. However, the low quality of available trials limited its application. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LAS in body-weight control by using a randomized, parallel, sham-controlled clinical trial design. Methods: This was a randomized, single-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial including 84 adult participants (18-60 years) with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 24 kg/m Results: From 14 May 2018 to 03 November 2019, 84 participants out of 201 screened individuals met the eligibility criteria, were randomized, and were analyzed (42 participants in each group). From baseline to treatment endpoint, the body-weight reduction in the LAS group was significantly larger than in the sham control (net difference: 1.57 kg, 95% CI: 0.29-2.86, Conclusion: LAS, a modified acupuncture technique, is safe and effective in body-weight control. It could be used as an alternative choice to classical acupuncture for obesity management. Clinical Trial Registration: [www.chictr.org.cn], identifier [ChiCTR1800015498].
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