protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06388590, orgStudyIdInfo id: MOMMC.2024.0029, briefTitle: Acupuncture for Chronic Pelvic Pain, statusModule overallStatus: RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-04, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2026-04, completionDateStruct date: 2026-04, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-04-29, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-04-29, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: David Moss, class: FED, descriptionModule briefSummary: 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., conditionsModule conditions: Pelvic Pain, conditions: Acupuncture, conditions: Gynecology, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: CROSSOVER, interventionModelDescription: Patient sample will be both control and treatment groups. Individuals will not be divided into distinct groups. Patients will serve as their own controls. Control patients will be participating in standard of care therapies including physical therapy, psychotherapy, behavioral health, typical primary care management, etc. as deemed appropriate by the primary care provider for 4 weeks prior to study intervention. The same patients will then be re-evaluated and will be offered Acupuncture with Dragon technique (see attachment Protocol for Needle Insertion) as a means of pain control once per week for 4 weeks., primaryPurpose: TREATMENT, maskingInfo masking: NONE, enrollmentInfo count: 64, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Dragons, interventions name: Standard of Care, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS), primaryOutcomes measure: Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS), primaryOutcomes measure: Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS), primaryOutcomes measure: Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS), primaryOutcomes measure: Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS), primaryOutcomes measure: Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS), primaryOutcomes measure: Female Genitourinary Pain Index (GUPI), primaryOutcomes measure: Female Genitourinary Pain Index (GUPI), primaryOutcomes measure: Female Genitourinary Pain Index (GUPI), primaryOutcomes measure: Female Genitourinary Pain Index (GUPI), primaryOutcomes measure: Female Genitourinary Pain Index (GUPI), primaryOutcomes measure: Female Genitourinary Pain Index (GUPI), secondaryOutcomes measure: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), secondaryOutcomes measure: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), secondaryOutcomes measure: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), secondaryOutcomes measure: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), secondaryOutcomes measure: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), secondaryOutcomes measure: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), eligibilityModule sex: FEMALE, minimumAge: 21 Years, maximumAge: 65 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center, status: RECRUITING, city: Nellis Air Force Base, state: Nevada, zip: 89191, country: United States, contacts name: Amanda J Crawford, MSHS, role: CONTACT, phone: 702-653-3583, email: amanda.j.crawford.ctr@health.mil, geoPoint lat: 36.24607, lon: -115.05721, hasResults: False