The Therapeutic Effect of Catgut Embedding in Obesity

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02276235

Recruitment Status : Unknown

Verified October 2014 by Chung-Hua Hsu, Taipei City Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Enrolling by invitation

First Posted : October 28, 2014

Last Update Posted : October 28, 2014

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

National Yang Ming University

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Chung-Hua Hsu, Taipei City Hospital

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Recruitment Status :	Unknown
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	December 2014
Estimated Study Completion Date :	December 2014

Publications of Results:

Huang CY, Choong MY, Li TS. Treatment of obesity by catgut embedding: an evidence-based systematic analysis. Acupunct Med. 2012 Sep;30(3):233-4. doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2012-010176. Epub 2012 Jul 7. Review.

Liao JQ, Song X, Chen Y, Liang LC, Wang SX. [Clinical randomized controlled trials of acupoint catgut-embedding for simple obesity: a meta-analysis]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2014 Jun;34(6):621-6. Review. Chinese.

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