The Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Headaches in Women Undergoing IVF Egg Stimulation

Part of paid clinical trials in Beverly Hills, California.

Sponsor
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Study ID
NCT07587398
Status
Completed

Conditions

  • Emotional Distress
  • Headache
  • Stress (Psychology)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
29 Years - 49 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Acupuncture — PROCEDURE
    Acupuncture treatment with 30 minute needle retention

Study Details

To test the effect of acupuncture in treating headaches, as well as co-measures of stress and emotional distress, in participants during the hormonal stimulation phase prior to an oocyte retrieval. Subjects were identified females at birth experiencing a headache while undergoing a hormone stimulation cycle as part of in vitro fertilization or oocyte cryopreservation. Intervention was an individualized acupuncture treatment with needle retention for thirty minutes. Main outcome measured were headache intensity, level of stress, level of emotional distress.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 27, 2023
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Jul 22, 2024
Completion
Aug 1, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
37 participants (actual)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Acupuncture
    Acupuncture treatment with 30 minute needle retention

Primary Outcome Measure

Headache Intensity [ Time Frame: Change from before intervention to after intervention for any number of acupuncture treatments over the length of a stimulation cycle (about 2 weeks) ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Southern California Reproductive CenterBeverly HillsCalifornia90210-

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