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Effect of Two Acupuncture Protocols on Vulvodynia

NCT03481621 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2020-09-03

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Summary

Vulvodynia is a common condition in women (16%); however, at this time there is no known effective non-pharmacological therapy reported. Acupuncture is one complementary and alternative medicine therapy used by many patients with vulvodynia; some case reports show that acupuncture may be an effective intervention. In recent years, there were some studies registered took at like at actual trials of acupuncture on vulvodynia, but either they did not reach the trial aims, some studies did not get enough patients or the trial designs mimic drug studies and did not reflect acupuncture real characteristics.

This study evaluates acupuncture for the treatment of vulvodynia; specifically, if it reduces vulvar pain, pain duration and pain with intercourse. It also examines how long the effect of acupuncture lasts in women with vulvodynia. One third of the women will receive acupuncture focused on pudendal nerve distribution area; another one third of the women will receive acupuncture focused on traditional meridian points; the other one third of women will use standard care (without acupuncture). Women who get a reduction in pain (included in subjective and objective scores) will have their pain monitored once a week for up to 6 weeks to see if the acupuncture effect lasts.

Conditions

  • Vulvodynia
  • Vulvodynia, Generalized
  • Vulvar Vestibulitis
  • Vulvar Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

Needle size: #32(0.22 mm), 1-1.5 inch(30-40 mm long); Acupuncture time and frequency: 45 min per session, once or twice per week, for 6-12 sessions total (in 6 weeks).

OTHER

Standard care

PT, pain medications, nerve block, etc

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, PLC

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Arthur Y Fan, MD(CHN),PhD · McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, PLC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-01
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2021-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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