Clinical Efficacy Observation Of Left Rising-right Descending Acupoint Catgut Implantation Treatment On Simple Obesity In Spleen-deficient And Dampness-stagnation Type

Objective: To detect the effects of left rising- right descending acupoint catgut implantation treatment for patients with simple obesity in spleen-deficient and damp-stagnation type.Method: 60 patients with simple obesity were randomly assigned to treatment group or control group, each group received 8 treatments over 8 weeks. Outcome measures included weight, body mass index, body fat rate, bust, waist and hip circumference and symptom, which were collected at baseline(before randomization), 1 and 2 treatment course after randomization.Result: Comparison between groups: There were no significant difference in weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumference at 1 and 2 treatment course between treatment group and control group(p>0.05). Compared with controlled group, symptom score significantly decreased at 1 and 2 treatment course in treatment group(p<0.05). Comparison within groups: Compared with baseline, significant decreased were found in weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumference at 1 and 2 treatment course not only in treatment group but also in control group(p<0.05). However, compared with baseline, there were no significant differences at 1 and 2 treatment course neither in treatment group nor control group(p>0.05).Conclusion: Acupoint catgut implantation therapy provided effects in patients with simple obesity in spleen-deficient and damp-stagnation type, and left rising- right descending acupoint catgut implantation treatment was better in relieving symptom than control group.