Status:
COMPLETED
Pilot Study - Impact of Traditional Acupuncture on Menopause
Lead Sponsor:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Conditions:
Menopause
Eligibility:
FEMALE
40-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 emp...
Detailed Description
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 emp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
- 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.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00950482
Start Date
January 1 2009
End Date
February 1 2010
Last Update
April 10 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048