The Effect of Catgut Embedding at Acupoints Versus Nonacupoints in Abdominal Obesity: Protocol for a Multicenter, Double-Blind, 16-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

Qifu Li   ^{1 *} , MM ;   Gaoyangzi Huang   ^{1 *} , MM ;   Xianmei Pei   ¹ , MM ;   Xin Tang   ¹ , MM ;   Renrui Zhang   ¹ , MM ;   Ya Huang   ¹ , MM ;   Zili Liu   ¹ , MM ;   Rong Yi   ² , MM ;   Chonghui Xing   ³ , MM ;   Xinghe Zhang   ¹ , MD ;   Taipin Guo   ¹ , MD

¹ School of Second Clinical Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China

² Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kunming Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China

³ Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The Sports Trauma Specialist Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China

*these authors contributed equally