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Efficacy of acupuncture on pelvic pain in patients with endometriosis: study protocol for a randomized, single-blind, multi-center, placebo-controlled trial.
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Acupuncture for Pain of Endometriosis: A Multicenter, Randomized, and Controlled Trial
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of acupuncture-related therapies in symptomatic endometriosis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of computer-based Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) approach on the pelvic pain, depression, and anxiety in students with primary dysmenorrhea: a clinical trial study.BMC medical education · 2024Trial
- Emerging Non-Pharmacological Approaches in Endometriosis: Mechanistic Insights into Phototherapy, Hyperthermia, and Acupuncture-Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- [Holistic treatment of endometriosis].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Review
- Acupuncture for endometriosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Integrative medicine research · 2023Review
- Development of Provisional Acupuncture Guidelines for Pelvic Pain in Endometriosis Using an e-Delphi Consensus Process.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2023Article
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- Purinergic Signaling in Endometriosis-Associated Pain.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Recent advances in understanding and managing chronic pelvic pain in women with special consideration to endometriosis.F1000Research · 2020Review
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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundEndometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease that is characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. The main symptoms include dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. These symptoms impair the lives of most of the women suffering from the disease. Surgical resection of endometriotic lesions is an effective means of treating dysmenorrhea, but the risk of recurrence is high. Western medicine has limited use for treating it due to side effects and ineffectiveness. The purpose of this study is to verify the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture. METHODS/
designThis trial will be carried out in four parts. A total of 106 eligible patients with pelvic pain related to endometriosis will be randomly assigned into two groups, in a 1:1 ratio, as the treatment group or the control group. The participants assigned to the treatment group will be treated with acupuncture treatment at Guanyuan (CV4), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Taichong (LR3), Zhaohai (KI6) and Qichong (ST30) while the control group will receive acupuncture at non-acupoints. The trial will include three menstrual cycles of treatment and three menstrual cycles of follow-up. The primary outcome is pelvic pain that will be assessed by means of a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS). At each stage, we will evaluate the safety of the acupuncture treatment. DISCUSSION: The study will compare the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture with comfort needles on pelvic pain related to endometriosis in the hope of providing significant evidence for using acupuncture on pelvic pain related to endometriosis.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT03125304 . Registered on 30 April 2017.
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