Auricular Acupressure Versus an Intermittent Low-Carbohydrate Diet in Children With Overweight or Obesity With Gastric-Heat and Dampness-Obstruction Syndrome: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Wen Sun   ^{1 *} , MSc ;   Jingwei He   ^{1 *} , MSc ;   Wenqin Wang   ¹ , MSc ;   Chen Lu   ¹ , PhD ;   Yating Lin   ¹ , BSc ;   Yalan Dou   ² , PhD ;   Weili Yan   ² , PhD ;   Jian Yu   ¹ , PhD

¹ Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai, China

² Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai, China

*these authors contributed equally