SynthesisJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2022
Acupoint catgut embedding versus acupuncture for simple obesity: a systematic review and Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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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
9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of acupuncture and related therapies for post-stroke insomnia: A systematic review and Bayesian network analysis.Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of acupoint catgut embedding therapy on anthropometric parameters and endocrine function in obese women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- A study on the use of acupoint catgut embedding in the treatment of pre-diabetes: a meta-analysis and data mining approach.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled 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
- 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
- Subcutaneously transplanted xenogeneic protein recruits treg cells and M2 macrophages to induce browning of inguinal white adipose tissue.Endocrine · 2024Article
- Adding thread-embedding acupuncture to auricular acupuncture enhances short-term weight reduction in overweight and obesity: A double-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial.Integrative medicine research · 2024Article
- Dilemmas in Elderly Diabetes and Clinical Practice Involving Traditional Chinese Medicine.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the clinical effectiveness and safety of acupoint catgut embedding and acupuncture on simple obesity by Meta-analysis.
methodsStudies on clinical randomized controlled trials of acupoint catgut embedding for simple obesity which were published from January 2015 to November 2020 were searched in Cochrane Central Register of Control Trials (Central), PubMed, China Science and Technology Journal Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database and Wanfang data-bases. And those that met the inclusion criteria were screened. RevMan5.3 was used for Meta-analysis. The "Risk of Bias" tool was used to evaluate the quality of included studies. R studio software was used for the measurement of publication bias.
resultsA total of 33 studies were included for Meta-analysis, including 2685 patients with simple obesity. Meta-analysis results showed the comparison of effectiveness rate was relative risk () = 1.12, 95%(1.08, 1.16), body mass index (BMI) was mean difference () = -1.12, 95% (-2.09, -0.14), waist circumference was = -2.14, 95% (-4.22, -0.06), and body mass was = -2.36, 95% (-3.99, -0.73). On the basis of diet and exercise intervention, the effectiveness rate [ = 1.12, 95% (1.05, 1.19)], BMI [ = -0.88, 95% (-1.35, -0.40)], waist circumference [ = -1.10, 95%(-4.27, 2.07)], and body mass [ = -0.68, 95%(-2.90, 1.54)]. The risk of bias of included literatures was low.
conclusionsAcupoint catgut embedding therapy was slightly better than acupuncture therapy in most of the outcomes. Moreover, the treatment frequency of acupoint catgut embedding is less with larger stimulation intensity, which is more conducive to clinical promotion.
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