The combined use of acupuncture and Chinese medicines for treatment of menopausal syndrome--a clinical report of 63 cases

Item

Title

The combined use of acupuncture and Chinese medicines for treatment of menopausal syndrome--a clinical report of 63 cases

Author(s)

Tian, H.
Zhang, C.

Journal Publication

Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan / sponsored by All-China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Date

2008

volume

28(1)

Research Type

RCT

Keywords

Menopause
Climacteric
RCT
Acu Versus Usual Care
Acupuncture
TCM Acupuncture Style
Semi-Individualized Acupuncture Protocol
Traditional Diagnosis Based Point Selection
Usual Care Control, Pharmaceutical
Restricted Modalities, Acupuncture + Other
Herbal Formula

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate therapeutic effects of the combined use of acupuncture and Chinese medicines in 63 cases of menopausal syndrome. METHODS: Ninety-three cases of menopausal syndrome were randomly divided into 2 groups. Sixty-three cases of the treatment group were treated by the combined use of acupuncture and Chinese medicines. Thirty cases in the control group were only given Western medicines. RESULTS: The total effective rate was 96.83% in the treatment group, and 73.33% in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: The combined use of acupuncture andChinese medicines is more effective for treating menopausal syndrome.

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has health condition studied

Climacteric

plan

>1/WK

has study population number

93

has duration

8 Weeks

Item sets

AcuTrials