NCT01276028

Acupuncture in Menopause

Acupuncture for Vasomotor Symptoms

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 209 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 45 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating vasomotor and other symptoms associated with menopause as acupuncture is generally practiced in the "real world" setting and to obtain a comprehensive assessment of use patterns and symptom relief over time. This study will allow us to determine treatment patterns recommended by practicing acupuncturists, adherence to these treatments, and the effectiveness of different treatment patterns for reducing hot flashes. Results of this study will provide meaningful information to women in terms of number and frequency of acupuncture treatments likely to be needed to reduce hot flashes.

Conditions

• Vasomotor Symptoms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Acupuncture	For the Acupuncture group: Women will be eligible to receive from 1 to 20 treatments over a six month period. These women will receive an initial evaluation by a acupuncturist and will be given a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis as well as a recommended treatment schedule which they can then negotiate. Women in the waitlist group will not receive any acupuncture for 6 months. At the end of the 6 month period the participants will be allowed to begin the acupuncture treatments.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-07-01
• Completion: 2014-07-01
• First posted: 2011-01-13
• Last updated: 2018-08-09

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States