Acupuncture and Clomiphene Citrate for Live Birth in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome : Study Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Joint Authors
Kuang, Hongying
Liu, Jian-Ping
Wu, Xiaoke
Ng, Ernest Hung Yu
Wu, Taixiang
Legro, Richard S.
Li, Yan
Zhang, Heping
Stener-Victorin, Elisabet
Hou, Lihui
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acupuncture is an alternative therapy to induce ovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but there is no study reporting the live birth rate following ovulation induction by acupuncture or its potential as an adjuvant treatment to clomiphene citrate (CC).
We assess the efficacy of acupuncture with or without CC in achieving live births among 1000 PCOS women in Mainland China.
This paper reports the methodology of an ongoing multicenter randomized controlled trial.
The randomization scheme is coordinated through the central mechanism and stratified by the participating sites.
Participants will be randomized into one of the four treatment arms: (A) true acupuncture and CC, (B) control acupuncture and CC, (C) true acupuncture and placebo CC, and (D) control acupuncture and placebo CC.
To ensure the quality and integrity of the trial we have developed a unique multinational team of investigators and Data and Safety Monitoring Board.
Up to the end of April 2013, 326 subjects were recruited.
In conclusion, the success of this trial will allow us to evaluate the additional benefit of acupuncture beyond the first line medicine for fertility treatment in PCOS women in an unbiased manner.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kuang, Hongying& Li, Yan& Wu, Xiaoke& Hou, Lihui& Wu, Taixiang& Liu, Jian-Ping…[et al.]. 2013. Acupuncture and Clomiphene Citrate for Live Birth in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome : Study Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478782
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kuang, Hongying…[et al.]. Acupuncture and Clomiphene Citrate for Live Birth in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome : Study Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478782
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kuang, Hongying& Li, Yan& Wu, Xiaoke& Hou, Lihui& Wu, Taixiang& Liu, Jian-Ping…[et al.]. Acupuncture and Clomiphene Citrate for Live Birth in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome : Study Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478782
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478782