Department of Nursing, Sehan University, Yeongam, South Korea; College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea.
College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 May;35:316-322. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.03.014. Epub 2019 Mar 18.
and purpose: Adolescent obesity has been increasing globally, and intervention is important. This study examined the effects of auricular acupressure on reducing obesity in adolescents.
Participants were 58 obese adolescents, divided into an experimental (n = 32) and a control group (n = 26). The study design was a randomized controlled trial. Auricular acupressure using vaccaria seeds was administered to the experimental group, while placebo auricular acupressure using vaccaria seeds was administered to the control group. Sessions continued for 8 weeks. Outcome measures included body weight, abdominal circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, body-mass index, body-fat mass, body-fat percentage, triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, serum glucose, and leptin.
Adolescents in the experimental group showed significant improvement in total cholesterol levels and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels after 8 weeks compared with those in the control group (p < 0.001).
Auricular acupressure using vaccaria seeds was effective in decreasing total cholesterol levels and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in adolescents with obesity.
青少年肥胖症在全球范围内呈上升趋势，因此干预措施非常重要。本研究旨在探讨耳穴贴压法对青少年肥胖的影响。
参与者为 58 名肥胖青少年，分为实验组（n=32）和对照组（n=26）。研究设计为随机对照试验。实验组采用王不留行籽耳穴贴压，对照组采用王不留行籽安慰剂耳穴贴压。疗程持续 8 周。观察指标包括体重、腰围、臀围、腰臀比、体重指数、体脂质量、体脂百分比、三酰甘油、总胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇、血清葡萄糖和瘦素。
与对照组相比，实验组青少年在 8 周后总胆固醇和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平显著改善（p<0.001）。
耳穴贴压法用王不留行籽可有效降低肥胖青少年的总胆固醇和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平。
