KMID : 1145020200370020079
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Journal of Acupuncture Research 2020 Volume.37 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.87
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Electroacupuncture Treatment for Women with Primary Obesity: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
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Lee Soo-Jin
Oh Da-Yoon Park Jae-Eun Lee Min-Cheol Jeon Myung-Kyu Jang Yeong-Suk Kim Hyeon-Jin Ahn Jae-Young Hong Noo-Ri Kim Woo-Young
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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electroacupuncture, obesity, randomized controlled trial, women
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