• Xiaochao Gang, Tianjiao Gao, Yiran Han, Yuxing Tai, Chongwen Zhong, Shaotao Chen, Ying Gao, Lijie Li, Zhenxiang Xiao, Dilnur Barat, and Mingjun Liu.
• Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Dec 9; 101 (49): e31960e31960.

BackgroundObesity is a global epidemic. Since 1975, the global obesity rate has almost tripled. Although many systematic reviews and clinical trials have shown that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can effectively treat obesity, the effectiveness and safety of different academic schools of TCM in treating obesity have not been systematically evaluated.MethodsThe retrieval language of this study was Chinese and English. From the date of creation of the following data to June 2023, the data of Medline, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Science Network, China Biomedical Literature Database, Central Controlled Trial Registration Center, and China Science Journal Database were retrieved, respectively. This study included clinical randomized controlled trials related to the treatment of obesity by different academic schools of TCM. The main outcome measures were body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist hip ratio, body fat content, fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, and blood lipid level. In addition, we manually searched other resources, including reference lists of identified publications, conference articles, and gray literature.ResultsThis study will provide a more diverse choice of treatment options.ConclusionThe purpose of this study is to summarize and evaluate the effectiveness and safety of different academic schools of TCM in improving and treating obese patients from clinical trials, so as to provide more options for obesity treatment.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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