Acupuncture and Hot Flashes

This study has been terminated.

First Received on September 20, 2005. Last Updated on February 1, 2010 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Mayo Clinic
Information provided by:	Mayo Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00217074

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hot Flashes	Other: acupuncture	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Single Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Acupuncture for Hot Flashes: A Randomized Sham Controlled Clinical Study

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Acupuncture Acute Bronchitis

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Mayo Clinic:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Hot Flash Score

Enrollment:	103
Study Start Date:	January 2004
Study Completion Date:	October 2005
Primary Completion Date:	January 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	45 Years to 59 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00217074

Locations

United States, Minnesota
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Sponsors and Collaborators

Mayo Clinic

More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00217074 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	2294-03
Study First Received:	September 20, 2005
Last Updated:	February 1, 2010
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Hot Flashes
Signs and Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2012