ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022
Effect of Acupoint Catgut Embedding for Middle-Aged Obesity: A Multicentre, Randomised, Sham-Controlled Trial.
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 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Efficacy and Safety of Thread Embedding Acupuncture Combined With Auricular Acupuncture for Overweight and Obesity: Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Acupoint Embedding Combined With Laser Acupuncture for Obesity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham Laser-Controlled Trial Evaluating Anthropometric, Biochemical, and Hemodynamic Outcomes
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- 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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- Acupoint catgut embedding attenuates fibromyalgia pain through attenuation of TRPV1 signaling pathway in mouse.Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2024Article
- The efficacy and safety of acupoint catgut embedding therapy for depression: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the efficacy and safety of acupoint catgut embedding (ACE) for obesity over a 16-week treatment period using sham stimulation as the control. Methods: A multicenter, randomised, parallel, sham-controlled trial was conducted from February 10, 2017, to May 15, 2018. Men with waistlines ≥85 cm and women with ≥80 cm at three sites were randomised to receive eight sessions (over 16 weeks) of ACE ( Results: We included 216 individuals in the intention-to-treat analysis. At 16 weeks, the rate of waistline reduction was 8.80% (95% confidence interval (CI), 7.93% to 9.66%) in the ACE group and 4.09% (95% CI, 3.18% to 5.00%) in the sham control group, with a between-group difference of 4.71% (95% CI, 3.47% to 5.95%;
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