Comparison of Acupuncture and Fluoxetine on Quality of Life in Menopausal Women

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences140 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to comparison the effect of acupuncture and Fluoxetine on improvement quality of life among menopausal women.

This clinical trial is designed in two arm include acupuncture and fluoxetine group to evaluate the effect of these intervention on improvement quality of life among menopausal women.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Hot Flash Quality of Life

Interventions

acupuncturePROCEDURE

12 sessions acupuncture during 12 weeks (3 sessions weekly), each session lasting 20 minutes

fluoxetineDRUG

10 mg/ daily

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Last menstrual cycle 12 months ago * natural menopause * 4 episodes of hot flash daily * follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)= 30-110 IU/L , E2\<18pg/ml * thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH)= 0.4-4/0 IU/ml * No using of herbal agent for treatment of hot flash * having score in Beck depression Inventory\<10 * No existence of any medical problems and using drugs Exclusion Criteria: * Not completing all acupuncture sessions * Not completing fluoxetine admission * Withdraw the study

Locations (2)

Narjes Bahri

Mashhad, Razavi Hkorasan Privience, Iran

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

Gonābād, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quality of life in menopausal women

Quality of life using MENQOL questionnaire

Time frame: 3 months after start sampling

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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