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Acupuncture for Hot Flushes in Menopause

NCT00284492 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 286

Last updated 2012-05-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In a pragmatic study investigate whether Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture-care decreases the frequency of hot flushes and increases health related quality of life among postmenopausal women. The intervention group will receive 10 sessions of acupuncture, the control group will engage in self care only. The study period lasts for 12 weeks.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Traditional chinese medicine type acupuncture

10 acupuncture sessions

BEHAVIORAL

Self Care

Lifestyle advice on diet, physical activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Research Council of Norway

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Tromso

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital of North Norway

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sameline Grimsgaard, MD, MPH, PhD · University Hospital of North Norway. No-9038 Tromsø, Norway

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-02-28
Primary Completion
2007-05-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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