The Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Headaches in Women Undergoing IVF Egg Stimulation
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Official title
The Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Headaches in Women Undergoing IVF Egg Stimulation: A Pilot Pre-Post Observational Study
Brief summary
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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.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT07587398
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 37 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 29 Years to 49 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 26, 2023
- Primary completion
- Jul 21, 2024
- Completion
- Jul 31, 2024
- Last update posted
- May 13, 2026
2023 – 2024
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Reproductive Center | Beverly Hills | California | 90210 | — |
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- Last update posted May 13, 2026 · Synced Sep 8, 2026
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