More Than Needles: The Importance of Explanations and Self-Care Advice in Treating Primary Dysmenorrhea with Acupuncture
Table 2
Characteristics of interview participants.
Overall ()
Group 1 () Three weekly manual acupuncture treatments each cycle
Group 2 () Three weekly electroacupuncture treatments each cycle
Group 3 () Three manual acupuncture treatments in the seven days prior to menses each cycle
Group 4 () Three electroacupuncture treatments in the seven days prior to menses each cycle
Age (y)
30.9
32.1
29.8
32.5
29
Responder
Responder
8
4
1
3
0
Nonresponder
4
0
2
1
1
Trial site
Auckland
8
3
2
3
0
Wellington
4
1
1
1
1
Previous use of acupuncture
Yes
7
2
2
2
1
No
5
2
1
2
0
Adverse event reported during trial
Yes
0
0
0
0
0
No
12
4
3
4
1
Expectation of benefit from acupuncture
Unsure
4
2
1
1
0
Probably help
7
2
2
3
0
Definitely help
1
0
0
0
1
Group is the group allocated to the women in the randomised controlled trial. All groups received the same number of individualised TCM acupuncture treatments (12) over three menstrual cycles. All groups had one acupuncture treatment during the first 48 hours of menses each cycle.
