The Effectiveness Of Auricular Acupressure On Body Weight Parameters On Patients With Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT01167348

Last Updated: 2010-07-23

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

86 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-06-30

Study Completion Date

2010-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine whether auricular acupressure is effective in reducing body weight, waist circumference, or lipid profile.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Schizophrenia Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Interventions

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auricular acupressure

Investigator will put a tape with a 0.5mmx0.5mm seed on the specific positions on the ear of participants of intervention group, and participants will be asked to press these specific positions 3 times a day.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. ICD:295,living in chronic ward for more than 2 month
2. Body Mass Index (BMI) \>or=24
3. Age between 20 to 60
4. Psychotic status stable and can communicate

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unstable psychotic status
2. Participants who have endocrine disease
3. Participants who have cardiac disease
4. Participants who have immunological disease
5. Participants who have liver or renal function impairment
6. Pregnant woman or in milking stage
7. Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) stroke and disability
8. Participant who attends weight control programs in recent 3 months
9. Any conditions that clinical doctors refuse to let join in this study
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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TsaoTun Psychiatric Center, Department of Health, Taiwan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Psaotun psychiatric center,department of health

Principal Investigators

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Ching Han-Yi, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tsaotun Psychiatric Center

Locations

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Tsao-Tun Psychiatric Center

Nantou City, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Han-Yi Ching, MD

Role: CONTACT

886911587276

Facility Contacts

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Han-Yi Ching, MD

Role: primary

886911587276

Other Identifiers

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Tsaotun Psychiatric Center

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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