Abstract
ObjectiveTo assess appetite as well as weight and anxiety level variations in healthy young women after moxibustion application in Shenque (Ren 8). DesignBlind clinical trial. Approved by the Extremadura University Ethical Commission. AllocationExtremadura University School of Medicine. ParticipantsInclusion criteria: voluntary women university student from 18 to 20 years of age, after having signed an informed consent. Exclusion criteria: medical contraindication for acupuncture application and/or presence of feeding disturbances. Forty cases were included. InterventionsTen daily sessions of 5 min with indirect moxibustion (using Arthemisa) in Ren 8 acupoint. MeasurementsVariables: age, appetite and anxiety levels; assessed using a virtual analogic scale (VAS), body weight was measured using a pondered digital weightmachine B1010®, waist/hip index was measured using a Siluet® body-tape. Participants did not know the purpose of the used techniques. A random distribution into two groups was done: an intervention group (moxa) and a control group. Measurements were done at the beginning (pretext. Time zero) and at the end (post-test, 11th day). ResultsThe analyzing method used was SPSS 15.00. Average age: 20 years. Intervention group showed: an appetite improvement, an anxiety-level diminishing, as well as an average body-weight and waist/hip index diminishing; while control group showed: an appetite diminishing, an increase of anxiety levels, as well as a waist/hip index and average body-weight diminishing. Student's t-test for previous relations: P=.080 (at the limit of significance) for appetite; P=.258 (no significant) for anxiety; P=.187 (no significant) for body-weight, and P=.086 (at limit of significance-level) for waist/hip index. ConclusionsRen 8 moxa intervention represents an eventual option to investigate changes in the body-weight of young women suffering from anorexia.
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