Clinical efficacy of acupoint embedment in weight control: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of acupoint embedment in weight control of adult obesity or overweight by systematically assess available randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and analyze the integrated findings. A total of 529 literatures were initially searched from the databases. Five RCTs in assessing the effect of acupoint embedment versus sham control group were identified. Results: A total of 219 subjects in the intervention group and 206 subjects in the control group from 5 eligible studies were eventually included in this meta-analysis. Mean body mass index (BMI) decreased 0.94 kg/m2 (95% confidence interval [CI]: −1.56 to −0.32, P = .003) more in acupoint embedment group than the sham control group. Meanwhile, subjects received acupoint embedment had 2.97 kg (95% CI: −4.44 to −1.49, P 
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Source Type: research