About this trial
The aim of this randomized controlled cross-over trial is to explore the efficacy of auricular magnet in treating childhood anorexia. Participants will be allocated to two groups, labeled as Group A and Group B. Prior to the commencement of the trial, parents or guardians of the participants are required to fill out basic information for their children, including age, gender, height, weight, etc., and to complete the Preschooler's Eating Behavior Scale questionnaire. Over the initial 7-day period, participants of Group A receive auricular magnet therapy while participants of Group B undergo placebo magnetic auricular therapy. This is followed by a 14-day washout period to eliminate any lingering effects from the initial treatment. In the second phase, the treatments are swapped between the two groups.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Postprandial fullness
Early satiety
Epigastric pain
Epigastric burning sensation or has a weight below the 15th percentile for age and sex for at least two months.
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
Auricular magnet with a magnetic strength of 1800 Gauss
Other interventionAuricular magnets with a magnetic strength of 1800 Gauss are used as the experimental group.
Auricular magnet with no magnetic strength
Other interventionAuricular magnets with no magnetic strength are used as placebo control.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Eating behavior change
The eating behavior is evaluated by the Preschooler's Eating Behavior Scale questionnaire.
Secondary outcomes
Body Mass Index (BMI) change
We will compare the changes in BMI values for the same patient before and after the trial to assess the effect of auricular magnets on weight.
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