Acupuncture for Chronic Pelvic Pain

Description

The objective of this study is to determine if alternative pain management strategies, namely acupuncture, may help reduce intensity of female pelvic pain compared to other pain control modalities. This research study will focus specifically on the Dragon's protocol of acupuncture which will seek to alleviate chronic non-endometriosis pelvic pain for women both with and without a history of sexual assault. This study may support evidence for an inexpensive alternative means of treatment for patients with or without traumatic sexual history and chronic pelvic pain.

Conditions

Pelvic Pain, Acupuncture, Gynecology

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The objective of this study is to determine if alternative pain management strategies, namely acupuncture, may help reduce intensity of female pelvic pain compared to other pain control modalities. This research study will focus specifically on the Dragon's protocol of acupuncture which will seek to alleviate chronic non-endometriosis pelvic pain for women both with and without a history of sexual assault. This study may support evidence for an inexpensive alternative means of treatment for patients with or without traumatic sexual history and chronic pelvic pain.

Acupuncture for Chronic Pelvic Pain

Acupuncture for Chronic Pelvic Pain

Condition
Pelvic Pain
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Nellis Air Force Base

Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States, 89191

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Active Duty and DoD Female Beneficiaries (i.e. former military, spouse, dependent) aged 21-65 with chronic pelvic pain
  • * Females or individuals not identifying as female with female organs/female genotype, as above who also either do or do not have a history of sexual assault
  • * Have negative laparoscopic findings for endometriosis
  • * Individuals identifying as female whose gender at birth was not female
  • * Severe mental health disorders to include any disorder with psychotic features (e.g schizophrenia, bipolar, schizoaffective disorder)
  • * Pelvic pain as a result of severe physical trauma (excluding sexual assault) such as traumatic childbirth, pelvic fractures or any other trauma as determined by the PI or AI.
  • * Pregnancy

Ages Eligible for Study

21 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

David Moss,

Study Record Dates

2026-04