Efficacy of Korean Manupuncture on Pain in Women With Endometriosis: a Parallel-group Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Endometriosis is defined as the presence and development of hormone-dependent endometrial tissue comprising both glands and stroma outside the endometrium and myometrium. It affects 10-15% of women of childbearing age; of these, 25% are diagnosed following a consultation for infertility, and 25% following a consultation for pelvic pain. This disease has a strong functional (pain and infertility) and organic impact, its numerous symptoms can have a considerable effect on quality of life. Individualized analgesic management with multidisciplinary care (medical, surgical and psychological) can improve quality of life for women with endometriosis, but current treatment remains insufficient. Korean manupuncture is a complementary treatment technique that does not interact with current treatments. It's a holistic discipline that draws up a highly detailed map of the body's correspondence on the hand. Each body zone corresponds to a zone on the hand. The aim of this research is to evaluate the effect of Korean manupuncture on endometriosis-related pain. Patients will be randomly assigned to 2 groups, 30 to the Korean manupuncture group and 30 to the placebo/control group. Patients will be blinded to their assigned group.

Official Title
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Efficacy of Korean Manupuncture on Pain in Women With Endometriosis: a Parallel-group Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Endometriosis, Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Korean manupuncture
* Other: Placebo session


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Person having given oral consent Woman aged 18 years or older Woman diagnosed with endometriosis consulting for pain management Exclusion Criteria: Not affiliated to the national health insurance system Person under legal protection (curatorship, guardianship) Person under court order Pregnant or breast-feeding women Menopausal women (menopause is defined as amenorrhea lasting more than 12 consecutive months) An adult unable to give consent Women who have had a hysterectomy Women who cannot speak or read French Hands not accessible for treatment Inability to follow the entire protocol Cognitive impairment

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Korean manupuncture<br> | Other: Korean manupuncture<br>* Energy assessment on hands and body Correspondence point technique on hands Energy rebalancing with ki Maeks on hands Moxa technique on hands<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Placebo/control<br> | Other: Placebo session<br>* Energy assessment on hands and body Correspondence point technique on the hands Energy rebalancing with ki Maeks on hands (use of Qi bong) Moxa technique on hands (placebo moxas)<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Variation in the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) |  | Between Day 1 and Day 29 |