The effects of acupunture in women with endometriosis

pain and quality of life in women diagnosed with endometriosis and treated with acupunture

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000278033

Enrollment

Registered

2010-04-07

Start date

2010-03-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether acupunture can decrease the pain and improve the quality of life of women with endometriosis. It is possible that acupunture will significantly decrease the pain and improve the quality of life of those women

Interventions

Acupunture will be applied in 27 diferent points of the body for 6 weeks, twice a week. The acupunture needles will be kept in place for 20 minutes for each session. Considering that first the needles will be applied on the frontal region of the body, then on the posterior region of the body. Each session will take approximately one hour.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

At least 18 years of age and to have a diagnosis of endometriosis for at least one year

Exclusion criteria

To have been submitted to surgery of the pelvic area in the past 6 months

Outcome results