Trial reportJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2023
Effect of catgut embedding at acupoints versus non-acupoints in abdominal obesity: a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Safety Profile of Thread-Embedding Acupuncture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- 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
- 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
- Investigation of local stimulation effects of embedding PGLA at Zusanli (ST36) acupoint in rats based on TRPV2 and TRPV4 ion channels.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the difference of catgut embedding effect between acupoints and non-acupoints in patients with abdominal obesity (AO).
methodsIn this multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial, all subjects were randomly assigned into the acupoint catgut embedding (ACE) group and control group (catgut embedding at non-acupoints). With a 12-week actual intervention period and a 4-week period of follow-up. Waist circumference (WC), body weight, body mass index (BMI), hip circumference (HC) and appetite were applied and assessed at baseline and after 6, 12 and 16 weeks.
resultsAfter the total intervention phase (12 weeks), the WC, body weight, BMI, HC and visual analogue scale scores of appetite, decreased significantly in the two groups as compared to the baseline (0.001). Meanwhile, after the 4-week follow-up, the indicators still decreased significantly in the ACE group (0.001). At 12 and 16 weeks, catgut embedding at acupoints showed significantly advantages to non-acupoints in WC and appetite (0.05). No serious adverse events were observed in ACE group and control group.
conclusionsCatgut embedding at acupoints and non-acupoints are all effective and safe for AO. ACE can effectively treat AO as expected and deliver lasting results.
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