- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Klinisk forsøg NCT00950482
Pilot Study - Impact of Traditional Acupuncture on Menopause
Pilot Study - The Impact of Traditional Acupuncture on Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms, Psychological Stress and the Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) - Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) Axis: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
This pilot project is a randomized research study to examine the effects of acupuncture on menopausal symptoms. The investigators will recruit up to 45 Cedars employees (excluding Dr Bairey Merz's employees) with menopausal symptoms by posting a study flyer on Exchange. If a patient is interested in this study, she may contact the research team for further information. Once a patient is identified as being eligible for the study, she will be contacted to schedule the screening visit. They will receive an explanation of the study. They will be sent the consent form to review prior to the initial visit. At the initial visit, prior to any study-related procedures, the consent will be reviewed with the patient. After all questions have been answered and the patient appears to fully understand the study, the patient will be asked to provide written consent.
This pilot project will collect data from three study groups as stated in the NIH application proposal. The first research study group will undergo traditional acupuncture (TA). The second research study group will receive alternative acupuncture (AA). The third group will be a waiting control group (WC) that will receive four weeks of acupuncture following completion of the study duration.
Traditional acupuncture means that the needle is inserted in true acupuncture point locations. Alternative acupuncture is a technique that varies slightly from traditional acupuncture and is used to assess which technique, if any, produces the best therapeutic results. Waiting control is a group of subjects who get neither traditional nor alternative acupuncture during the duration of treatment, which in this case, is 3 months.
Patients will be randomized into one of the three study groups, and will have one in three chance of being placed in one of the three groups. Neither patients nor the investigators can choose which group patients are assigned to. Patients from TA and AA groups will be asked to come to Cedars-Sinai a total of 39 times (36 sessions and 3 clinic visits) over a three-four month period. It will compare the effects (good or bad) of traditional acupuncture (TA) with alternative acupuncture (AA) on the menopausal symptoms to be studied in this research. Patients from WC group will be asked to come to Cedars-Siani a total of 15 times. Other study procedures include physical exam, blood and urine collection for hormone tests, questionnaire interview, etc.
During the pilot phase of this study subjects will record the number of mild, moderate, severe and/or very severe hot flashes that occur each day in a hot flash diary. There is also an option for patients to record other symptoms they may experience during that week other then hot flashes as well as a place for additional comments. Subjects will complete the diary for seven consecutive days. It is a simple form that takes very little time to complete each day (only 5-10 minutes) and will not impact the duration of the study participation.
No genetic study will be conducted in this pilot project.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
This pilot project is a randomized research study to examine the effects of acupuncture on menopausal symptoms. The investigators will recruit up to 45 Cedars employees (excluding Dr Bairey Merz's employees) with menopausal symptoms by posting a study flyer on Exchange. If a patient is interested in this study, she may contact the research team for further information. Once a patient is identified as being eligible for the study, she will be contacted to schedule the screening visit. They will receive an explanation of the study. They will be sent the consent form to review prior to the initial visit. At the initial visit, prior to any study-related procedures, the consent will be reviewed with the patient. After all questions have been answered and the patient appears to fully understand the study, the patient will be asked to provide written consent.
This pilot project will collect data from three study groups as stated in the NIH application proposal. The first research study group will undergo traditional acupuncture (TA). The second research study group will receive alternative acupuncture (AA). The third group will be a waiting control group (WC) that will receive four weeks of acupuncture following completion of the study duration.
Traditional acupuncture means that the needle is inserted in true acupuncture point locations. Alternative acupuncture is a technique that varies slightly from traditional acupuncture and is used to assess which technique, if any, produces the best therapeutic results. Waiting control is a group of subjects who get neither traditional nor alternative acupuncture during the duration of treatment, which in this case, is 3 months.
Patients will be randomized into one of the three study groups, and will have one in three chance of being placed in one of the three groups. Neither patients nor the investigators can choose which group patients are assigned to. Patients from TA and AA groups will be asked to come to Cedars-Sinai a total of 39 times (36 sessions and 3 clinic visits) over a three-four month period. It will compare the effects (good or bad) of traditional acupuncture (TA) with alternative acupuncture (AA) on the menopausal symptoms to be studied in this research. Patients from WC group will be asked to come to Cedars-Siani a total of 15 times. Other study procedures include physical exam, blood and urine collection for hormone tests, questionnaire interview, etc.
During the pilot phase of this study subjects will record the number of mild, moderate, severe and/or very severe hot flashes that occur each day in a hot flash diary. There is also an option for patients to record other symptoms they may experience during that week other then hot flashes as well as a place for additional comments. Subjects will complete the diary for seven consecutive days. It is a simple form that takes very little time to complete each day (only 5-10 minutes) and will not impact the duration of the study participation.
No genetic study will be conducted in this pilot project.
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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California
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Los Angeles, California, Forenede Stater, 90048
- Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women with menopausal Vasomotor symptoms (VMS) bothersome enough to warrant treatment;
- Minimum of 7 hot flashes per day (on average);
- Age limits: women ages 40-70 who have had at least one missed menstrual cycle or have undergone spontaneous menopause, women of any age who have medically induced menopause, women of any age who have had oophorectomy;
- Informed written consent;
- Ability to follow treatment protocols
Exclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria (cohort):
- Concomitant illness with reasonable likelihood of limiting survival to less than one year;
- Current substance abuse (alcohol or drug);
- Pregnancy known, suspected or planned in next year;
- Non-English speaking patients
- Men
Exclusion Criteria (TA intervention):
- Other concomitant menopause treatment;
- Participating in acupuncture treatment or formal psychological stress management program within the last year;
- Participating in another treatment for VMS, unless willing to stop it 4 weeks in advance of participation;
- HIV infection, chronic or active hepatitis or other blood-borne illness.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Enkelt
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Aktiv komparator: TA
Aktiv TA
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In Traditional acupuncture (TA), in which eight acupuncture points are selected, subjects will undergo three 30-minute sessions weekly for 12 weeks.
Disposable acupuncture needles (1-1.5 inch sterilized stainless steel)will be inserted up to one inch deep through a plastic needle tube that is secured with adhesive tape to the skin.
Andre navne:
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Aktiv komparator: AA
Alternative Acupuncture
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In Alternative acupuncture (AA), in which eight acupuncture points are selected, subjects will undergo three 30-minute sessions weekly for 12 weeks.
Disposable acupuncture needles (1-1.5 inch sterilized stainless steel)will be inserted up to one inch deep through a plastic needle tube that is secured with adhesive tape to the skin.
Andre navne:
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Aktiv komparator: WC
Waiting Group
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Waiting Group
Andre navne:
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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vasomotor symptoms (VMS) frequency and severity
Tidsramme: 3 months
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vasomotor symptoms (VMS) frequency and severity
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3 months
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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The Pittsburgh Sleep Diary (PghSD)
Tidsramme: 60 minutes
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60 minutes
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Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Tidsramme: 30minutes
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30minutes
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Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
Tidsramme: 30 minutes
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30 minutes
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Publikationer og nyttige links
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- IRB# 16997
Plan for individuelle deltagerdata (IPD)
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