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Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2016
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2018
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2019
Selective Cold
The volunteers of intervention group will undergo Selective Cold treatment below 10 degree celsius to neck, supraclavicular interscapular regions for 2 hours daily for 8 weeks. The electroacupuncture is conducted by commercially available device. Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp, glucose tolerance test, blood parameter measurements, and PTC-CT scans will be conducted before and after the intervention. The participants will be instructed to maintain their normal behavior and calorie intake.
Electroacupuncture
Electroacupuncture (EA) is an add-on treatment and it is applied when starting the cold treatment at the cold treated region to patients.The device is Huatuo SDZ-II model made by Suzhou Medical Appliance Factory, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an
Columbia University
OTHER
First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
OTHER