NCT06438744Completed
The Role of Thread Embedding Acupuncture for Pain and Quality of Life in Endometriosis Patients
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 May 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Endometriosis is a common gynecological problem, with pain as the main problem. Pain can be felt for years, in high intensity, continuous, unpredictable, and disrupts the patient's daily life, thereby reducing the quality of life. Dienogest is a progestin-derived drug, the first line therapy for endometriosis pain. Other therapy options include hormonal, non-hormonal therapy, and surgery, but they have a high risk of side effects and recurrence. In cases of endometriosis, acupuncture has an analgesic effect, modulates hormones and neurotransmitters, strengthens immune cells, and reduces inflammation, therefore improves quality of life. However, the effectiveness of thread embedding acupuncture for endometriosis pain is still rarely published. This research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of thread embedding acupuncture for pain and quality of life in endometriosis patients.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 10 (actual)
- First submitted
- 27 May 2024
- Start date
- 18 Dec 2023
- Primary completion date
- 25 Jun 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
- Diseases
- Endometriosis
- NCT number
- NCT06438744
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 10
- From 18 Dec 2023 to the primary completion date, 25 Jun 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Subjects who received surgical therapy in the last 3 months.
- Subjects who have been undergoing acupuncture therapy in the last 2 weeks or TEA in the last 6 months.
Other illness
- Subjects who have wounds, inflammation, infection, lumps, or eczema at the puncture site.
- Subjects with blood clotting disorders or who are taking blood thinning medication.
- Have a history of diabetes mellitus, malignancy, psychiatric disorders, keloids, allergies to stainless steel or PDO threads.
Other
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Who the study is looking for
- Women aged 18-45 years.
- Subjects diagnosed with endometriosis from laparoscopy, ultrasound, or histopathology.
- Subjects experience at least one type of pain including pelvic pain, dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, dyschezia, or dysuria with a minimum NRS score of 4.
- The subject has undergone endometriosis therapy with dienogest for at least 1 month but the NRS score is still ≥4.
- Subjects are willing to follow research procedures and sign the informed consent form.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 45 years · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jakarta Pusat | Indonesia | Unknown status |
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