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NCT06091761
Thread Embedding Acupuncture Combined With Auricular Acupuncture for Overweight and Obesity
NA trial testing Auricular acupuncture in Overweight or Obesity in 66 participants. Completed in 21 March 2024.
21 March 2024
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | triple |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 66 |
| Start date | 30 October 2023 |
| Primary completion | 21 March 2024 |
| Estimated completion | 21 March 2024 |
| Sites | 1 location across Vietnam |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Auricular acupuncture
- Thread embedding acupuncture
- Sham Thread embedding acupuncture
Conditions studied
- Overweight or Obesity — all drugs for Overweight or Obesity →
Sponsor
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Who can join
Adults 18 to 60, any sex, with Overweight or Obesity. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Overweight and obesity are chronic non-communicable diseases with a rapidly increasing global prevalence. They constitute risk factors for various chronic conditions, including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cancer, as well as musculoskeletal disorders and numerous other disorders, significantly impacting the quality of life. Numerous non-pharmacological interventions have been employed in the management of these conditions. Particularly, Auricular acupuncture (AA) has been a widely used and established method for weight management, owing to its effectiveness, safety, and convenience. Recently, a novel therapy known as Thread embedding acupuncture (TEA) has also demonstrated efficacy in weight reduction. Several studies have shown a substantial increase in treatment effectiveness when combining TEA with other acupuncture therapies. However, there is currently no available data on the combination of TEA with AA. This study is conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of combining TEA with AA compared with AA monotherapy in overweight and obesity.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Adding thread-embedding acupuncture to auricular acupuncture enhances short-term weight reduction in overweight and obesity: A double-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial.
Trinh DT, Kieu QV, Tran AH, Bui MP, et al · · 2024 · cited 3× · PMID 38911552 · DOI 10.1016/j.imr.2024.101050
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06091761 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
- Last refreshed: 22 March 2024
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