Acupuncture for Relieving Chronic Pelvic Pain
WithdrawnNot applicableNCT03854188
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Individuals with chronic pelvic pain will be identified, consented and enrolled in this study in which acupuncture will be offered in addition to current standards of care. The primary outcome will assess if there is a reduction of pain intensity from the baseline to 6 months as a result of treatment.
Study details
- Official title
- Acupuncture for Relieving Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- William Xu, MD
- Organization
- University of Iowa
- Start date
- 2021-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2021-12-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic pelvic pain persisting for at least 6 months * English speaking * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent * Pregnant * Prisoners * Morbid obesity (BMI \>40, or \> 36 associated with hypertension and diabetes) * Severe cardiac disease * Active chemotherapy or radiation therapy * Skin infections or lesions * Severe COPD * Neuropathy * Previous stroke * Paralysis * Needle phobia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03854188