Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310005, China.
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
J Tradit Chin Med. 2020 Apr;40(2):324-332.
To investigate the effect of herb-partitioned moxibustion (HPM) on pain and quality of life in women with endometriosis.
Thirty-six patients will be randomly assigned to a treatment group or a wait-list control group. The treatment group will receive 12 sessions of HPM in the lower abdomen and lumbosacral region for 3 months. Wait-list participants will not receive any specific treatments until the trial is completed.
The primary outcome measure is pain intensity assessed by a Visual Analogue Scale at baseline, months 1, 2, and 3 in the treatment period, and months 4, 5, and 6 in the follow-up period. Secondary outcome measures include quality of life assessed by the Short Form 36 Health Survey, change in CA125, change in cyst diameter (assessed by ultrasound examination), and rescue medication dosage.
This study will provide evidence to confirm if HPM may be used as a therapeutic option for treating endometriosis.
研究隔物灸对子宫内膜异位症患者疼痛和生活质量的影响。
将 36 名患者随机分为治疗组和候补对照组。治疗组将在下腹部和腰骶部接受 12 次隔物灸治疗，为期 3 个月。候补对照组在试验完成前不会接受任何特定治疗。
主要结局指标是治疗期第 1、2、3 个月和随访期第 4、5、6 个月时用视觉模拟量表评估的疼痛强度。次要结局指标包括用健康调查简表 36 项评估的生活质量、CA125 的变化、囊肿直径的变化（通过超声检查评估）和急救药物剂量。
本研究将提供证据证实隔物灸是否可用作治疗子宫内膜异位症的治疗选择。
