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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
36 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-02-29
2012-12-31
Brief Summary
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Hypotheses:
1. Acupuncture reduces vulvar pain and dyspareunia in women with vulvodynia.
2. Acupuncture increases sexual function in women with vulvodynia.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Acupuncture
Acupuncture
Acupuncture
Wait-list Control
Wait-list Control
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Acupuncture
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Provoked vulvodynia
* Unprovoked vulvodynia
* Women between 18 years of age and menopause
Exclusion Criteria
* Menopause
* Interstitial cystitis
* Irritable bowel syndrome
* Untreated vaginitis
* Cervicitis
* Pelvic inflammatory disease
* Diagnosed with other pelvic pathology causing pain
* Concomitantly receiving physical therapy
* Concomitantly receiving biofeedback,
* Concomitantly receiving massage
* Concomitantly receiving additional acupuncture.
18 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Schlaeger, Judith M., CNM, LAc, PhD
INDIV
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Judith M. Schlaeger, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Locations
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Glenview Healing Arts
Glenview, Illinois, United States
Countries
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References
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Stockdale CK, Lawson HW. 2013 Vulvodynia Guideline update. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2014 Apr;18(2):93-100. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000021.
Curran S, Brotto LA, Fisher H, Knudson G, Cohen T. The ACTIV study: acupuncture treatment in provoked vestibulodynia. J Sex Med. 2010 Feb;7(2 Pt 2):981-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01582.x. Epub 2009 Nov 12.
Danielsson I, Sjoberg I, Ostman C. Acupuncture for the treatment of vulvar vestibulitis: a pilot study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2001 May;80(5):437-41.
Vickers AJ, Cronin AM, Maschino AC, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster NE, Sherman KJ, Witt CM, Linde K; Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration. Acupuncture for chronic pain: individual patient data meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Oct 22;172(19):1444-53. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3654.
Other Identifiers
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11-10-01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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