[Clinical observation on therapeutic effect of electric-heat needle combined with acupoint sticking therapy for treatment of simple obesity].
OBJECTIVE
To observe clinical effect differences between electric-heat needle combined with acupoint sticking therapy and oral administration of western medicine for treatment of simple obesity of spleen deficiency and dampness stagnation type.


METHODS
The electric-heat needle combined with acupoint sticking therapy group (n=80) was treated with acupuncture at Daimai (GB 26), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), etc. and acupoint sticking therapy at Shenque (CV 8), Zhongwan (CV 12), Guanyuan (CV 4), etc., and the western medicine group (n=41) was treated with oral administration of Sibutramine Hydrochloride capsules. The therapeutic effects were observed after 4 weeks of treatment in the two groups.


RESULTS
The total effective rate was 97.5% (78/80) in the electric-heat needle combined with acupoint sticking therapy group and 70.7% (29/41) in the western medicine group, with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Electric-heat needle combined with acupoint stic-king therapy has better therapeutic effect on simple obesity of spleen deficiency and dampness stagnation type than that of oral administration of Sibutramine Hydrochloride capsules.
Zhu
Yu
Y
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Tongzhou District Hospital of TCM, Beijing 101100, China. zjkzhuyu@126.com
Zhang
Fu-xia
FX
Li
Bai
B
Zhang
Ping
P
Song
Peng
P
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D003503:Cyclobutanes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013154:Spleen / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003503:Cyclobutanes; C058254:sibutramine