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Treatment of obesity by acupuncture
Mok MS, Parker LN, Voina S, Bray GA
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1976 Aug;29(8):832-835
clinical trial
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: Yes; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

Twenty-four subjects ranging from 5 to 33% above ideal weight were weighted during a 3-week control period, and then treated for the successive 9 weeks with acupuncture therapy given in three different loci, and in random order for 3-week periods. The acupuncture needles were placed in unilateral loci used by oriental acupuncturists for weight loss, in the same loci bilaterally, and in unilateral loci not used by acupuncturists for weight loss. No undesirable effects were noted. No treatment was associated with weight reduction significant at the 0.05 confidence level. A study involving guinea pigs was run parallel with the above clinical protocol and also demonstrated no effect of ear acupuncture on weight loss.
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