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

July 22, 2010 updated by: TsaoTun Psychiatric Center, Department of Health, Taiwan

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

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Procedure: auricular acupressure

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Phase

Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Taiwan
- - Nan-Tou, Taiwan
    - Recruiting
    - Tsao-Tun Psychiatric Center
    - Contact:
      
      Han-Yi Ching, MD
      
      Phone Number: 886911587276
      
      Email: HYChing@mail.ttpc.doh.gov.tw

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

Unstable psychotic status
Participants who have endocrine disease
Participants who have cardiac disease
Participants who have immunological disease
Participants who have liver or renal function impairment
Pregnant woman or in milking stage
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) stroke and disability
Participant who attends weight control programs in recent 3 months
Any conditions that clinical doctors refuse to let join in this study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Using Body weight scale (kilogram) and checking body weight for all participants Time Frame: 2 months	all participants are going to be measured body weight per week for 2 months.	2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
waist circumference Time Frame: 2 months	All participants are going to be measured waist circumference per week for 2 months.	2 months
Fat percentage by using bio-Impedance Analysis(Tanita-519 machine) Time Frame: 2 months	All participants will be measured fat percentage by BIA(Tanita-519) per 2 months.	2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

TsaoTun Psychiatric Center, Department of Health, Taiwan

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Ching Han-Yi, MD, TsaoTun Psychiatric Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2010

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 16, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 21, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

July 22, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 23, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria