NCT06609200Recruiting
Electro-Acupuncture for Obese Patients With Insulin Resistance
Electro-acupuncture for the Obese Patient With Insulin Resistance: a Randomized Sham-controlled Clinical Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture for obese patients with insulin resistance. 60 participants will be randomized and allocated to either the electro-acupuncture arm or the sham acupuncture arm.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 20 Sept 2024
- Start date
- Oct 2024
- Primary completion date
- Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06609200
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From Oct 2024 to the primary completion date, Apr 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Treating with drugs that may affect insulin sensitivity
- Changes 10% of usual body weight in the previous 6 months weight
Other illness
- Diabetes mellitus
- Endocrine diseases, including thyroid disorder, pituitary disorder, sex gland disorder, etc.
- Heart diseases, including arrhythmia, heart failure, and myocardial infarction, participants with pacemakers
- Allergy and immunology diseases
- Bleeding tendency
- Stroke or unable to exercise
Other
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Impaired hepatic or renal function
Who the study is looking for
- Men and women aged between 21 and 65 years old
- BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2
- HOMA-IR ≥ 2.14, (HOMA-IR = fasting insulin (ųU/mL)\* fasting glucose (mmol/L)/22.5)
- Not receiving any other weight control measures or any medical and/or drug history in the last 3 months
Age in the registry: 21 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanyang Technological University Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Singapore | Singapore | Recruiting |
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