Acupuncture in pain and quality of life of women with irregular menstruatio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- endometriosisC13.351.500.163
- Registration Number
- RBR-7cfctd
- Lead Sponsor
- DESC- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
The sample provides 42 women aged between 18 and 45 years; with endometriosis; who have signs and symptoms such as pelvic pain; dyspareunia; and deficits in quality of life for at least 1 year.
As are 21 women in the experimental group and 21 in the control group the total sample will include 42 women.
Exclusion Criteria
Fear of needles; use of anti-inflammatory or analgesic; physical therapy for pelvic floor.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Decreased pelvic pain and dyspareunia after 5 weeks of treatment, verified by visual analogue scale from finding a variation of at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected that any decrease in pain symptoms occur an increase in quality of life. And the results achieved with treatment by acupuncture is lasting for up to two menstrual cycles after findado the collection period.