Hot flash score was collected using a seven-day hot flash diary, and expectancy using the modified Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire immediately after the first treatment. Women experiencing moderately-severe hot flashes were randomized to receive 10 sessions of real or sham acupuncture over eight weeks. Secondary analyses investigated whether there were associations between other pre-specified factors and hot flash score.
This secondary analysis of a randomized sham-controlled trial on acupuncture for menopausal hot flashes investigated whether treatment expectancy score was associated with hot flash score at end-of-treatment. Expectancy after the first treatment and response to acupuncture for menopausal hot flashes.Įe, Carolyn C Thuraisingam, Sharmala Pirotta, Marie V French, Simon D Xue, Charlie C Teede, Helena JĮvidence on the impact of expectancy on acupuncture treatment response is conflicting.
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