Title

Comparison of Acupuncture and Fluoxetine on Quality of Life in Menopausal Women
Comparison of the Effects of Acupuncture and Fluoxetine on Quality of Life in Menopausal Women
  • Phase

    N/A
  • Study Type

    Interventional
  • Status

    Unknown status
  • Intervention/Treatment

    fluoxetine ...
  • Study Participants

    140
The purpose of this study is to comparison the effect of acupuncture and Fluoxetine on improvement quality of life among menopausal women.
This clinical trial is designed in two arm include acupuncture and fluoxetine group to evaluate the effect of these intervention on improvement quality of life among menopausal women.
Study Started
Jul 31
2014
Primary Completion
Feb 20
2019
Anticipated
Study Completion
Dec 31
2019
Anticipated
Last Update
Feb 15
2019

Procedure acupuncture

12 sessions acupuncture during 12 weeks (3 sessions weekly), each session lasting 20 minutes

  • Other names: Manual acupuncture

Drug fluoxetine

10 mg/ daily

  • Other names: flouxetine

Acupuncture Experimental

12 sessions of acupuncture / 3 sessions weekly/ 20 minutes each session

fluoxetine Active Comparator

10 mg daily

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Last menstrual cycle 12 months ago
natural menopause
4 episodes of hot flash daily
follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)= 30-110 IU/L , E2<18pg/ml
thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH)= 0.4-4/0 IU/ml
No using of herbal agent for treatment of hot flash
having score in Beck depression Inventory<10
No existence of any medical problems and using drugs

Exclusion Criteria:

Not completing all acupuncture sessions
Not completing fluoxetine admission
Withdraw the study
No Results Posted