Electroacupuncture Treatment for Women with Primary Obesity: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
The purpose of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of electroacupuncture treatment for women with “primary obesity.” Primary obesity is caused by an imbalance in energy intake and consumption due to abnormal eating and living habits in the absence of specific diseases causing the obesity....
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| author | Soo Jin Lee Da Yoon Oh Jae Eun Park Min Cheol Lee Myung Kyu Jeon Yeong Suk Jang Hyeon Jin Kim Jae Young Ahn Noo ri Hong Woo Young Kim |
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| description | The purpose of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of electroacupuncture treatment for women with “primary obesity.” Primary obesity is caused by an imbalance in energy intake and consumption due to abnormal eating and living habits in the absence of specific diseases causing the obesity. A literature review (up to December 2019) of randomized controlled trials (RCT) of electroacupuncture treatment for women with “primary obesity” was performed. Relevant clinical studies were retrieved from several databases, and interventions and results were analyzed. There were 6 RCT that fitted the inclusion criteria for this review. The intervention for the treatment group of the selected 6 RCT was electrical stimulation applied to acupoints. Interventions for the control groups included non-treatment, general acupuncture, and so on. Indicators for assessing treatment effects varied from study to study. Four out of 5 studies used body mass index (BMI) as an assessment tool and showed a significant decrease in BMI following electroacupuncture treatment. There were 4 studies using waist circumference as an indicator of abdominal obesity and these studies showed a significant decrease in waist circumference following electroacupuncture treatment. Electroacupuncture treatment used in primary obese women had a clinically significant effect, however, further RCT are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-038a4aa956594767bfc272a2b69bef202024-04-16T13:10:13ZengMEDrang Inc.Journal of Acupuncture Research2586-288X2586-28982020-05-01372798710.13045/jar.2020.001362483Electroacupuncture Treatment for Women with Primary Obesity: A Review of Randomized Controlled TrialsSoo Jin Lee0Da Yoon Oh1Jae Eun Park2Min Cheol Lee3Myung Kyu Jeon4Yeong Suk Jang5Hyeon Jin Kim6Jae Young Ahn7Noo ri Hong8Woo Young Kim9 Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Ulsan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, Ulsan, Korea Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Ulsan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, Ulsan, Korea Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Ulsan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, Ulsan, Korea Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Ulsan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, Ulsan, Korea Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Ulsan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, Ulsan, Korea Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Ulsan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, Ulsan, Korea Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Ulsan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, Ulsan, Korea Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Ulsan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, Ulsan, Korea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Korean Medicine, Ulsan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, Ulsan, Korea Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Ulsan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, Ulsan, KoreaThe purpose of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of electroacupuncture treatment for women with “primary obesity.” Primary obesity is caused by an imbalance in energy intake and consumption due to abnormal eating and living habits in the absence of specific diseases causing the obesity. A literature review (up to December 2019) of randomized controlled trials (RCT) of electroacupuncture treatment for women with “primary obesity” was performed. Relevant clinical studies were retrieved from several databases, and interventions and results were analyzed. There were 6 RCT that fitted the inclusion criteria for this review. The intervention for the treatment group of the selected 6 RCT was electrical stimulation applied to acupoints. Interventions for the control groups included non-treatment, general acupuncture, and so on. Indicators for assessing treatment effects varied from study to study. Four out of 5 studies used body mass index (BMI) as an assessment tool and showed a significant decrease in BMI following electroacupuncture treatment. There were 4 studies using waist circumference as an indicator of abdominal obesity and these studies showed a significant decrease in waist circumference following electroacupuncture treatment. Electroacupuncture treatment used in primary obese women had a clinically significant effect, however, further RCT are needed.http://www.e-jar.org/upload/pdf/jar-2020-00136.pdfelectroacupunctureobesityrandomized controlled trialwomen |
| spellingShingle | Soo Jin Lee Da Yoon Oh Jae Eun Park Min Cheol Lee Myung Kyu Jeon Yeong Suk Jang Hyeon Jin Kim Jae Young Ahn Noo ri Hong Woo Young Kim Electroacupuncture Treatment for Women with Primary Obesity: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials Journal of Acupuncture Research electroacupuncture obesity randomized controlled trial women |
| title | Electroacupuncture Treatment for Women with Primary Obesity: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials |
| title_full | Electroacupuncture Treatment for Women with Primary Obesity: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials |
| title_fullStr | Electroacupuncture Treatment for Women with Primary Obesity: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electroacupuncture Treatment for Women with Primary Obesity: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials |
| title_short | Electroacupuncture Treatment for Women with Primary Obesity: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials |
| title_sort | electroacupuncture treatment for women with primary obesity a review of randomized controlled trials |
| topic | electroacupuncture obesity randomized controlled trial women |
| url | http://www.e-jar.org/upload/pdf/jar-2020-00136.pdf |
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