To test the effect of acupuncture in treating headaches, as well as co-measures of stress and emotional distress, in participants during the hormonal stimulation phase prior to an oocyte retrieval. Subjects were identified females at birth experiencing a headache while undergoing a hormone stimulation cycle as part of in vitro fertilization or oocyte cryopreservation. Intervention was an individualized acupuncture treatment with needle retention for thirty minutes. Main outcome measured were headache intensity, level of stress, level of emotional distress.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
37
Acupuncture treatment with 30 minute needle retention
Southern California Reproductive Center
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Headache Intensity
Level of headache intensity scored on a scale of 0-10
Time frame: Change from before intervention to after intervention for any number of acupuncture treatments over the length of a stimulation cycle (about 2 weeks)
Stress
Level of stress reported by the participant scored on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being defined as "no stress" and 10 being defined as "the highest possible stress"
Time frame: Change from before intervention to after intervention for any number of acupuncture treatments over the length of a stimulation cycle (about 2 weeks)
Emotional Distress
Level of emotional distress reported by the participant scored on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being defined as "no stress" and 10 being defined as "the highest possible stress"
Time frame: Change from before intervention to after intervention for any number of acupuncture treatments over the length of a stimulation cycle (about 2 weeks)
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