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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Headaches in Women Undergoing IVF Egg Stimulation
Sponsor: Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Summary
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.
Official title: The Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Headaches in Women Undergoing IVF Egg Stimulation: A Pilot Pre-Post Observational Study
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
29 Years - 49 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
37
Start Date
2023-02-27
Completion Date
2024-08-01
Last Updated
2026-05-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Acupuncture
Acupuncture treatment with 30 minute needle retention
Locations (1)
Southern California Reproductive Center
Beverly Hills, California, United States