[Comparison of therapeutic effects of acupuncture-cupping plus acupoint catgut embedding and electroacupuncture on simple obesity of stomach and intestine excess-heat type].
OBJECTIVE
To search for a therapy of increasing clinical therapeutic effect on simple obesity with stomach and intestine excess-heat.


METHODS
Eighty-two cases of simple obesity with stomach and intestine excess-heat were randomly divided into group A (n=40) and group B (n=42). They were treated with electroacupuncture (EA), movable cupping plus acupoint catgut embedding, and simple EA, respectively. EA at Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10) and Qihai (CV 6) were given in the two groups. And in the group A, acupoint catgut embedding and movable cupping at the Channels CV, GV, SP, ST and UB were added. The therapeutic effect, main symptoms, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), and WHR were investigated.


RESULTS
The total effective rate was 90.0% in the group A, significantly better than 78.6% in the group B (P< 0. 01), with significant differences in decrease of body weight, BMI, WC, HC and main symptoms between the two groups (P<0.05, P<0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture, cupping plus acupoint catgut embedding therapy can increase therapeutic effect on simple obesity of stomach and intestine excess-heat type, and it is a better method for treatment of this disease.
Shi
Yin
Y
Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture-Moxibustion & Meridian, Shanghai 200030, China. flysy0636@hotmail.com
Zhang
Lin-shan
LS
Zhao
Chen
C
He
Chun-qing
CQ
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002398:Catgut; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D013270:Stomach