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Title: | Acupuncture ameliorated vasomotor symptoms during menopausal transition: single-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial to test treatment efficacy |
Authors: | SOARES-JR, Jose M.; BRANCO-DE-LUCA, Alexandre C.; FONSECA, Angela M.; CARVALHO-LOPES, Ceci M.; ARRUDA-VEIGA, Eduardo C.; ROA, Cristiane L.; BAGNOLI, Vicente R.; BARACAT, Edmund C. |
Citation: | MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, v.28, n.1, p.80-85, 2021 |
Abstract: | Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on women with vasomotor symptoms during the menopausal transition with the aid of the Kupperman-Blatt Menopausal Index. Method: Crossover, single-blind, sham-controlled trial with 100 women randomly divided into two groups of 50 participants each: G1 and G2. During the first 24 weeks of treatment, the G1 women received acupuncture and the G2 women were given sham acupuncture. The crossover was then applied: the G1 participants were given sham acupuncture, and the G2 participants received acupuncture for 24 more weeks. Results: The mean score of hot flashes of the group who first experienced acupuncture (G1) was statistically higher than that of the group that started with sham acupuncture (G2, P = 0.020). Also, both groups had similar mean scores in the middle of the study (both were receiving acupuncture). During the last 6 months of the study, after crossover, the values of G2 (acupuncture) were lower than those of G1 (sham acupuncture). Conclusions: Acupuncture treatment may mitigate hot flashes and other climacteric symptoms during the menopausal transition. |
Appears in Collections: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/MOG Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/ICHC Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/58 |
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