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Acupunture and Hot Flashes

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
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Brief Title  Acupunture and Hot Flashes
Official Title  Acupuncture for Hot Flashes: A Randomized Sham -Controlled Clinical Study.
Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description
Study Phase Phase III
Study Type  Interventional
Study Design  Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Primary Outcome Measure  Hot Flash Score
Secondary Outcome Measure 
Condition  Hot Flashes
Intervention  Procedure: Acupuncture
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Recruitment Information Fields
Recruitment Status  Active, not recruiting
Enrollment  103
Start Date  January 2004
Completion Date
Eligibility Criteria 

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

Gender Female
Ages 45 Years to 59 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers Yes
Contacts ††
Location Countries  United States
Administrative Information Fields
NCT ID  NCT00217074
Organization ID IRB 2294-03
Secondary IDs ††
Study Sponsor  Mayo Clinic
Collaborators ††
Investigators 
Principal Investigator:     Ann Vincent, MBBS, M.D.     Mayo Clinic    
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Verification Date September 2005
First Received Date  September 20, 2005
Last Updated Date September 20, 2005

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