The Acupause study: Acupuncture for postmenopausal hot flushes
A randomised sham-controlled single-blind trial of the efficacy of needle acupuncture vs sham acupuncture in reducing hot flush score in postmenopausal women
University of Melbourne
360 participants
Jul 19, 2011
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
This study aims to test if acupuncture is effective in treating hot flushes after the menopause.
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Interventions
Women in the intervention group will receive ten sessions of acupuncture given twice weekly over the first two weeks then weekly for the subsequent six weeks, a total of eight weeks duration of treatment. Acupuncture will be administered by trained practitioners of Traditional Chinese medicine who have five years of more clinical experience and are registered with the Chinese Medicine Registration Board. Six acupoints will be needled at each visit (Kidney 6, Kidney 7, Spleen 6, Conception Vessel 4, Heart 6 and Liver 3). Needles will be retained for twenty minutes and manually stimulated at ten minutes. No cointerventions are allowed.
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ACTRN12611000393954