Review on Clinical Trials of Acupuncture Application for Obesity Treatment in SCOPUS

Scopus 검색을 통한 비만 치료에 응용되는 침 연구에 대한 최근 동향 고찰;2006년 이후를 기준으로

  • Jeong, Jae-Hyuk (Department of Oriental Gynecology, Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee University) ;
  • Hwang, Deok-Sang (Department of Oriental Gynecology, Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee University) ;
  • Lee, Chang-Hoon (Department of Oriental Gynecology, Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Suk (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Sub (Department of Oriental Gynecology, Kangnam Korean Hospital, KyungHee University)
  • 정재혁 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 한방부인과) ;
  • 황덕상 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 한방부인과) ;
  • 이창훈 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 한방부인과) ;
  • 김용석 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 이경섭 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 한방부인과)
  • Published : 2008.06.30

Abstract

Objectives We aimed at reviewing the clinical trials of the acupuncture application for obesity treatment, recently. Methods We searched the clinical trials papers with keywords of obesity, weight loss, overweight, obese and acupuncture and limited method to clinical trial since 2006 in the search site, Scopus. Results & Conclusion We reveiwed 13 articles searched. Recently, acupuncture application for obesity treatment were 3 types ; traditional acupuncture, auricular acupuncture and electroacupuncture. In the 13 articles, 6 articles were uncontrolled trials and 7 were controlled trials. Acupuncture application were effective method to decrease weight and to improve complication such as Polycystic ovarian syndrome, insulin resistance and psychological symptoms.

Keywords