Emotional Distress, Headache, Stress (Psychology)
Conditions
Keywords
Acupuncture, Headache, IVF, Stress, Egg Stimulation
Brief summary
To test the effect of acupuncture in treating headaches, as well as co-measures of stress and emotional distress, in participants during the hormonal stimulation phase prior to an oocyte retrieval. Subjects were identified females at birth experiencing a headache while undergoing a hormone stimulation cycle as part of in vitro fertilization or oocyte cryopreservation. Intervention was an individualized acupuncture treatment with needle retention for thirty minutes. Main outcome measured were headache intensity, level of stress, level of emotional distress.
Interventions
PROCEDUREAcupuncture
Acupuncture treatment with 30 minute needle retention
Sponsors
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
29 Years to 49 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* adult biological female * participating in an active hormone stimulation cycle * receiving acupuncture treatment for fertility support at SCRC in Beverly Hills with the second investigator * experiencing a headache
Exclusion criteria
* participants undergoing a medicated IUI
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Headache Intensity | Change from before intervention to after intervention for any number of acupuncture treatments over the length of a stimulation cycle (about 2 weeks) | Level of headache intensity scored on a scale of 0-10 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stress | Change from before intervention to after intervention for any number of acupuncture treatments over the length of a stimulation cycle (about 2 weeks) | Level of stress reported by the participant scored on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being defined as "no stress" and 10 being defined as "the highest possible stress" |
| Emotional Distress | Change from before intervention to after intervention for any number of acupuncture treatments over the length of a stimulation cycle (about 2 weeks) | Level of emotional distress reported by the participant scored on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being defined as "no stress" and 10 being defined as "the highest possible stress" |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed