Acupuncture and Hot Flashes
February 1, 2010 updated by: Mayo Clinic
Acupuncture for Hot Flashes: A Randomized Sham Controlled Clinical Study
Methods: 103 participants, after being randomized to medical versus sham acupuncture received bi-weekly treatments for 5 weeks, after a baseline assessment week.
They were then followed for an additional 7 weeks.
Participants completed daily hot flash questionnaires, which formed the basis for analysis.
Study Overview
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
103
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Minnesota
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Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
- Mayo Clinic
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
45 years to 59 years (Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
Female
Description
Participants eligible for this study were females aged 45 to 59 with a reported average of ¡Ý 5 hot flashes a day
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: Single
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
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Hot Flash Score
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start
January 1, 2004
Primary Completion (Actual)
January 1, 2004
Study Completion (Actual)
October 1, 2005
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
September 20, 2005
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 20, 2005
First Posted (Estimate)
September 22, 2005
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
February 2, 2010
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 1, 2010
Last Verified
February 1, 2010
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2294-03
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