PubMed:24559812 JSONTXT

{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PubMed/sourceid/24559812","sourcedb":"PubMed","sourceid":"24559812","source_url":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24559812","text":"The effects of auricular electroacupuncture on obesity in female patients--a prospective randomized placebo-controlled pilot study.\nBACKGROUND: Obesity is a chronic condition related to serious morbidity and mortality of increasing incidence and prevalence. Several studies show a significantly higher weight loss with acupuncture treatment. This is the first prospective, randomized, double-blinded study, testing the effects of auricular electroacupuncture on weight loss in obese female patients.\nMETHODS: 56 female obese patients (age\u003e18, Body Mass Index, BMI\u003e25) were randomized to receive either auricular acupuncture with electrical stimulation with a P-Stim® device (verum group, n=28) or placebo treatment with a P-Stim® dummy (n=28) for four days. Three auricular acupuncture points were chosen (hunger 18, stomach 87 and colon 91). The treatment was performed once a week for a period of six weeks. A follow-up visit was performed after 4 weeks. At each visit body weight, BMI (Body Mass Index) and body fat were measured.\nRESULTS: Relative reduction of body weight was significantly greater in the verum group (-3.73%; CI=-4.70 to -2.76) than in the placebo group (-0.70%; CI=-1.57 to +0.16; p\u003c0.001) In addition we also observed a significant reduction of BMI (p\u003c0.001) in the verum group (-3.62%; CI=-4.39 to -2.84) compared to placebo (-0.82%; CI=-1.55 to -0.10; p\u003c0.001). No patient reported side effects related to acupuncture.\nCONCLUSION: In conclusion electrical auricular acupuncture could be a safe, additive, non-pharmacological treatment in obese patients.","tracks":[{"project":"PubmedHPO","denotations":[{"id":"T1","span":{"begin":144,"end":151},"obj":"HP_0001513"},{"id":"T2","span":{"begin":302,"end":313},"obj":"HP_0001824"},{"id":"T3","span":{"begin":392,"end":399},"obj":"HP_0000618"},{"id":"T4","span":{"begin":462,"end":473},"obj":"HP_0001824"},{"id":"T5","span":{"begin":477,"end":482},"obj":"HP_0001513"}],"attributes":[{"subj":"T1","pred":"source","obj":"PubmedHPO"},{"subj":"T2","pred":"source","obj":"PubmedHPO"},{"subj":"T3","pred":"source","obj":"PubmedHPO"},{"subj":"T4","pred":"source","obj":"PubmedHPO"},{"subj":"T5","pred":"source","obj":"PubmedHPO"}]},{"project":"wangzhuo19_800","denotations":[{"id":"T1","span":{"begin":47,"end":73},"obj":"DP"},{"id":"T2","span":{"begin":512,"end":533},"obj":"DP"},{"id":"T3","span":{"begin":1564,"end":1578},"obj":"DP"},{"id":"T4","span":{"begin":477,"end":498},"obj":"DP"}],"attributes":[{"subj":"T1","pred":"source","obj":"wangzhuo19_800"},{"subj":"T2","pred":"source","obj":"wangzhuo19_800"},{"subj":"T3","pred":"source","obj":"wangzhuo19_800"},{"subj":"T4","pred":"source","obj":"wangzhuo19_800"}]},{"project":"maxiaofeng52_800_3","denotations":[{"id":"T1","span":{"begin":100,"end":107},"obj":"CI"},{"id":"T2","span":{"begin":697,"end":704},"obj":"CI"},{"id":"T3","span":{"begin":1162,"end":1169},"obj":"CI"},{"id":"T4","span":{"begin":1342,"end":1349},"obj":"CI"}],"attributes":[{"subj":"T1","pred":"source","obj":"maxiaofeng52_800_3"},{"subj":"T2","pred":"source","obj":"maxiaofeng52_800_3"},{"subj":"T3","pred":"source","obj":"maxiaofeng52_800_3"},{"subj":"T4","pred":"source","obj":"maxiaofeng52_800_3"}]},{"project":"wangzhuo19_800_3","denotations":[{"id":"T1","span":{"begin":697,"end":704},"obj":"CI"},{"id":"T2","span":{"begin":100,"end":107},"obj":"CI"},{"id":"T3","span":{"begin":1162,"end":1169},"obj":"CI"},{"id":"T4","span":{"begin":1342,"end":1349},"obj":"CI"}],"attributes":[{"subj":"T1","pred":"source","obj":"wangzhuo19_800_3"},{"subj":"T2","pred":"source","obj":"wangzhuo19_800_3"},{"subj":"T3","pred":"source","obj":"wangzhuo19_800_3"},{"subj":"T4","pred":"source","obj":"wangzhuo19_800_3"}]}],"config":{"attribute types":[{"pred":"source","value type":"selection","values":[{"id":"PubmedHPO","color":"#e0ec93","default":true},{"id":"wangzhuo19_800","color":"#dd93ec"},{"id":"maxiaofeng52_800_3","color":"#93ecc3"},{"id":"wangzhuo19_800_3","color":"#eca993"}]}]}}