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Effect of acupuncture on menopausal Vasomotor symptoms (VMS): a randomized controlled clinical trial

Effect of acupuncture on menopausal Vasomotor symptoms (VMS): a randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1800018638
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-09-30
Start date
2018-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-03-02

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Conditions

Menopausal Vasomotor symptoms (VMS)

Interventions

1:Acupuncture
2:Sham acupuncture

Sponsors

Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
45 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Menopausal women between 45 and 60 years old; 2. Participants who meets the diagnostic criteria of hot flashes in premenopausal and postmenopausal diseases 3. Hot flushes >= 4 times / day; 4. Participants who voluntarily agree to join the study and to sign the written informed consent form for the randomized controlled trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants with a history of breast cancer within the past five years 2. Participants who are suffering from severe cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic diseases 3. Participants who have ovariectomy and/or hysterectomy 4. Participants who are not willing to complete study forms 5. Participants who take hormone therapy within 30 days 6. Participants who received acupuncture treatment within 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Daily frequency and severity of VMS;—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Men-QoL;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXu shifen

Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

xu_teacher2006@126.com+86 13761931393

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026