Acupuncture for the treatment of endometriosis related chronic pelvic pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Endometriosis; Chronic pelvic pain; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine; Renal and Urogenital - Other renal and urogenital disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000053325
• Lead Sponsor: Western Sydney University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-01-11
• Study Completion: 2018-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 28 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

* Women aged 18-45
* have a laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis in the last 5 years
* having regular menstruation
* the presence of at least one of the following: dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dyschezia or dysuria rated >= 4/10 on a numeric rating scale.

Exclusion Criteria

* endometriosis surgery within the past 6 months,
* started oral or injectable contraceptive pill, GnRH-a or danazol within the last 6 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
0-10 rated numeric rating scale (NRS) for non-cyclical pelvic pain[Scored daily except during the menstrual period during the trial period];0-10 rated numeric rating scale (NRS) for menstrual related pelvic pain (dysmenorrhea)[Daily during days with menstrual bleeding present while in the trial period. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
EEG - changes in default mode network[Baseline and end of intervention ];Pain inhibition assessed by using Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) testing via pressure pain threshold measurement as the test stimulation and heat pain (1 degree centigrade above tolerance) as the conditioned stimulation. [Baseline and end of intervention];Changes in serum levels of IL-6 as measured by serum assay [Baseline and end of intervention]