Effects of Auricular Acupressure Versus Intermittent Dietary Restriction in Children With Gastric Heat and Dampness Obstruction
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Conditions studied: Obesity, Childhood
In brief
This is a three-month randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of auricular acupressure versus Intermittent carbohydrate restriction on cardiometabolic risk in obese children with gastric heat and dampness obstruction.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05847478
- Run by
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
- People needed
- 240
- Starts
- 2023-06-07
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-19
Who can join
Age: 6 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Have at least one of the following cardiometabolic risk factors: overweight or obesity, prediabetes, dyslipidemia or elevated blood pressure.
- Traditional Chinese medical syndrome type is gastric heat and dampness obstruction syndrome.
You may not qualify if…
- Diagnosis of obesity associated with genetic or endocrine diseases, including hypercortisolism, polycystic ovary syndrome, primary hypothyroidism and hypothalamic obesity.
- Participating in other clinical trials or have participated in other clinical trials in recent 3 months.
- Diagnosis of organic diseases, including heart, liver, kidney and brain or infectious diseases and mental diseases.
Where it is running
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University — Shanghai, China (enrolling)
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