Acupuncture and Hot Flashes

Acupuncture for Hot Flashes: A Randomized Sham Controlled Clinical Study

Status

Terminated

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00217074

Enrollment

103

Registered

2005-09-22

Start date

2004-01-31

Completion date

2005-10-31

Last updated

2010-02-02

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Conditions

Hot Flashes

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.

Interventions

OTHERacupuncture

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

45 Years to 59 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hot Flash Score	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026