Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:19 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:19 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03125304
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion criteria
1. Women age between 20 and 40.
2. Endometriosis diagnosed according to the Endometriosis Consensus Guidelines (Chinese Medical Association, 2015): 1) symptomatic endometriosis detected by laparoscopy or laparotomy; or 2) ovarian endometrioma detected by ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging with pelvic pain.
3. Patients willing to receive acupuncture for pain relief.
4. Pelvic pain score equal or over 4 cm on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
5. Regular menstrual cycle.
6. Signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
1. Pelvic ultrasound demonstrates the endometrial cyst measures more than 5 cm in diameter and surgery is indicated.
2. Imaging examination suspects pelvic genital malignancies.
3. Cancer antigen-125 \> 200 IU/L.
4. Pelvic infectious diseases.
5. Other severe disorders in heart, lung, liver, kidney, or mental disorders not able to cooperate in the study.
6. Patients who have received any other treatment for endometriosis that may affect the observation of the curative effects of acupuncture these three months.
7. Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
8. Refusal to be randomized.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
20 Years
Maximum Age:
40 Years
Study:
NCT03125304
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03125304