Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation (한방재활의학과학회지)

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Trends in Clinical Research of Catgut Embedding for Obesity Treatment

비만 치료에 매선을 이용한 임상 연구 동향 분석

  • Jung-Sik Park (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University)
  • 박정식 (가천대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실)
  • Received : 2023.04.25
  • Accepted : 2023.05.10
  • Published : 2023.07.31
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Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to review the studies of catgut embedding related to obesity treatment. Methods We searched the papers with key words of obesity and catgut embedding via searching Research Information Sharing Service, DBpia, Koreanstudies Information Service System, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, Scopus, PubMed. Additional data including study design, study topics, characteristics of participants and treatment, outcomes was extracted from full text of each study. Results There were nine studies about the catgut embedding related to obesity treatment. Five articles were conducted in China, two articles were conducted in Mexico, and two articles was published in Korea. Analysis of seven experimental studies and two observational studies were conducted to describe each research subject, method, and research results. Conclusions More interest and further research will be needed on catgut embedding related to obesity treatment in the Korean medicine to achieve clinical application and to develop treatment protocols for the obesity disease.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Gachon University research fund of 2020 (GCU-2020-02110001).

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