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A randomized controlled trial of electroacupuncture at body acupoints and Fenglong for regulating serum lipids in dyslipidemic patients in Thailand

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2014

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17443881

DOI

10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.10.009

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2-s2.0-84892555005

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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ

Bibliographic Citation

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. Vol 20, No.1 (2014), p.26-31

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Rerksuppaphol L., Rerksuppaphol S. A randomized controlled trial of electroacupuncture at body acupoints and Fenglong for regulating serum lipids in dyslipidemic patients in Thailand. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. Vol 20, No.1 (2014), p.26-31. doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.10.009 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/7096

Title

A randomized controlled trial of electroacupuncture at body acupoints and Fenglong for regulating serum lipids in dyslipidemic patients in Thailand

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Rerksuppaphol L.
 Rerksuppaphol S.

Abstract

The primary objective of this randomized, controlled, open-label study was to compare the efficacy of body acupuncture and Fenglong method in controlling serum lipids in patients with dyslipidemia in Thailand. Patients were randomized into two treatment groups (body acupuncture and Fenglong) and a control group. By the end of intervention period, serum lipid level in both treatment groups was significantly lower than its baseline value while in the control group serum lipid levels significantly increased during the same period. At follow-up visit, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were significantly lower in both treatment groups when compared to the control group. The effect of both acupuncture interventions was seen in both obese and non-obese patients. In conclusion, body acupuncture and Fenglong method have a positive impact on the regulation of serum lipids that is sustained after the treatment regardless of patient's baseline weight. © 2013.

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Lipid
 Acupuncture
 Adult
 Analysis of variance
 Article
 Blood
 Body acupuncture
 Controlled clinical trial
 Controlled study
 Dyslipidemia
 Electroacupuncture
 Female
 Fenglong
 Glucose blood level
 Human
 Male
 Metabolism
 Methodology
 Middle aged
 Randomized controlled trial
 Thailand
 Acupuncture therapy
 Body acupuncture
 Dyslipidemia
 Fenglong
 Acupuncture Points
 Adult
 Analysis of Variance
 Blood Glucose
 Dyslipidemias
 Electroacupuncture
 Female
 Humans
 Lipids
 Male
 Middle Aged
 Thailand

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