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Acupunture and Hot Flashes

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsored by:	Mayo Clinic
Information provided by:	Mayo Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00217074

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hot Flashes	Procedure: Acupuncture	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:

Acupuncture

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Acupuncture for Hot Flashes: A Randomized Sham -Controlled Clinical Study.

Further study details as provided by Mayo Clinic:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Hot Flash Score

Estimated Enrollment:	103
Study Start Date:	January 2004

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	45 Years to 59 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00217074

Locations


United States, Minnesota
	Mayo Clinic
	Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Sponsors and Collaborators

Mayo Clinic

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Ann Vincent, MBBS, M.D.	Mayo Clinic

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	IRB 2294-03
First Received:	September 20, 2005
Last Updated:	September 20, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00217074
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Hot Flashes

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Signs and Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 03, 2008