Acupuncture and Hot Flashes

Phase 3TerminatedNCT00217074

Mayo Clinic103 enrolled

Overview

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 Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

103

Conditions

Hot Flashes

Interventions

acupunctureOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 45 YearsMax age: 59 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Participants eligible for this study were females aged 45 to 59 with a reported average of ¡Ý 5 hot flashes a day

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hot Flash Score

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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