Disciplina de Ginecologia, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Menopause. 2020 Sep 4;28(1):80-85. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001651.
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on women with vasomotor symptoms during the menopausal transition with the aid of the Kupperman-Blatt Menopausal Index.
Crossover, single-blind, sham-controlled trial with 100 women randomly divided into two groups of 50 participants each: G1 and G2. During the first 24 weeks of treatment, the G1 women received acupuncture and the G2 women were given sham acupuncture. The crossover was then applied: the G1 participants were given sham acupuncture, and the G2 participants received acupuncture for 24 more weeks.
The mean score of hot flashes of the group who first experienced acupuncture (G1) was statistically higher than that of the group that started with sham acupuncture (G2, P = 0.020). Also, both groups had similar mean scores in the middle of the study (both were receiving acupuncture). During the last 6 months of the study, after crossover, the values of G2 (acupuncture) were lower than those of G1 (sham acupuncture).
Acupuncture treatment may mitigate hot flashes and other climacteric symptoms during the menopausal transition.
本研究旨在使用库珀曼-布拉特绝经指数评估针灸对绝经过渡期血管舒缩症状女性的影响。
交叉、单盲、假对照试验，100 名女性随机分为两组，每组 50 名参与者：G1 和 G2。在治疗的前 24 周，G1 组接受针灸治疗，G2 组接受假针灸治疗。然后进行交叉：G1 组接受假针灸治疗，G2 组接受 24 周的针灸治疗。
首先接受针灸治疗的组（G1）的潮热平均评分明显高于先接受假针灸治疗的组（G2，P=0.020）。此外，在研究中期（两组均接受针灸治疗），两组的平均评分相似。在研究的最后 6 个月，交叉后，G2（针灸）的值低于 G1（假针灸）。
针灸治疗可能减轻绝经过渡期的潮热和其他更年期症状。
