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Endometriosis : Traditional Medicine vs Hormone Therapy

NCT00034047 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2008-01-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This 36-week study will determine whether traditional Chinese medicine (acupuncture and Chinese herbs) is as effective as hormone therapy for alleviating endometriosis-related pelvic pain.

Conditions

  • Endometriosis
  • Pelvic Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

DRUG

Chinese Products

DRUG

Nafarelin

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Richard Hammerschlag, PhD · Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

  • Kenneth Burry, MD · Oregon Health and Science University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-09-30
Primary Completion
2006-08-31
Completion
2006-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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