# Catgut Implantation at Acupoints for the Treatment of Simple Obesity

> **NCT02936973** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine** · enrollment: 216 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Real catgut implantation at acupoints
- **DEVICE:** sham catgut implantation at acupoints

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02936973
- **Lead sponsor:** Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-02-15
- **Primary completion:** 2018-05-15
- **Final completion:** 2018-05-15
- **Target enrollment:** 216 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-12-05

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02936973

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02936973, "Catgut Implantation at Acupoints for the Treatment of Simple Obesity". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02936973. Licensed CC0.

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