Moxibustion Combined With Characteristic Lifestyle Intervention of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Abdominal Obesity: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Obesity
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Obesity focused on measuring abdominal obesity, moxibustion, characteristic lifestyle intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients recruited for this study should meet the following inclusion criteria:
1.Satisfying the criteria for the diagnosis of abdominal obesity; 2.18 years old≤age≤55 years old; 3.Being able to fully understand and voluntarily sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
- Presence of endocrine disorders such as: polycystic ovary syndrome; Cushing's syndrome; uncorrected thyroid disease.
- Presence of diabetes mellitus, or hypertension, or abnormal liver and kidney functions, or mental diseases.
- Pregnant or lactating state, women who plan to become pregnant within 12 weeks.
- History of bulimia, anorexia, or any other eating disorders.
- Use of medications in the past 3 months, such as diet drugs, corticosteroids, antidepressants, which may affect weight or appetite.
- History of surgical weight loss, postoperative adhesions.
- History of participating in a clinical study of weight loss or any other therapies to lose weight in the past 3 months.
- Presence of local skin rupture, allergy and scar constitution.
- Unable to cooperate with the research caused by other diseases or reasons.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Other
Moxibustion with characteristic lifestyle intervention of TCM
moxibustion with lifestyle intervention
lifestyle intervention
Participants will receive moxibustion combined with characteristic lifestyle intervention of traditional chinese medicine.In this study, xiusheng decoction, traditional exercises, and modern lifestyle intervention will be combined as the characteristic lifestyle intervention method of TCM to help participants establish healthy living habits. Participants will receive the treatment of moxibustion 6 times a week to fulfill a 8-session treatment course, and the intervention of Xiusheng Decoction and Traditional exercises will last for 8 weeks.While the intervention of modern lifestyle intervention will be conducted for 12 weeks including the treatment period of 8 weeks and the follow-up period of 4 weeks.
Participants will receive moxibustion combined with lifestyle intervention. Participants will receive the treatment of moxibustion 6 times a week to fulfill a 8-session treatment course,while the intervention of modern lifestyle intervention will be conducted for 12 weeks including the treatment period of 8 weeks and the follow-up period of 4 weeks.
Participants will receive lifestyle intervention which includes modern dietary exercise modifications. Participants will receive this treatment for a 8-session treatment course and 4-session follow-up course.