Status:
UNKNOWN
Acupuncture for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Conditions:
Acupuncture, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Woman
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to assess the effects and safety of acupuncture for moderate to severe chronic pelvic pain in women.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female patients aged between 18 and 50.
- Chronic pelvic pain (with or without dysmenorrhoea or dyspareunia) of at least 6 months duration.
- Having not used medications, other than rescue medicine, or therapies for chronic pelvic pain for at least 4 weeks before randomization, and consenting not to use throughout the process of the research.
- Completing Weekly Pain Diary for at least three week during the four-week run-in period, and at least two of the worst pain scoring ≥4 on the Numeric Rating Scale.
- Volunteering to participate the trial and signing written informed consent.
Exclusion
- Cyclical chronic pelvic pain, such as only with dysmenorrhea.
- Endometriosis.
- Adenomyosis.
- Complex ovarian cyst.
- Accessory cyst \>5cm.
- Uterine fibroids \>5cm.
- Malignant disease.
- Anterior sacral neurectomy or uterine sacral nerve ablation before or scheduled in the next 6 month.
- Irritable bowel syndrome.
- Symptomatic urinary tract infection.
- Acute pelvic inflammation.
- Uncontrolled vaginitis.
- Lactation period, pregnancy, or fetation planned in the next 6 months.
- Sever disorders in heart, lung, brain, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system, or obvious psychiatric or cognitive dysfunction.
- Poor adherence.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 6 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
216 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05223517
Start Date
March 6 2022
End Date
December 1 2024
Last Update
March 22 2022
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China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100053