American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 2 , Pages 166.e1-166.e8 , February 2008

Acupuncture in patients with dysmenorrhea: a randomized study on clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in usual care

Received 28 March 2007 ,Revised 4 May 2007 ,Accepted 24 July 2007.

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    Trial flow chart

    Witt. Acupuncture in patients with dysmenorrhea. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008.

    Trial flow chart

    Witt. Acupuncture in patients with dysmenorrhea. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008.

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    Development of pain intensity in the 3 treatment groups (means and 95% confidence intervals)

    NRS = numeric rating scale, NR-acupuncture = nonrandomized acupuncture group.

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    Development of pain intensity in the 3 treatment groups (means and 95% confidence intervals)

    NRS = numeric rating scale, NR-acupuncture = nonrandomized acupuncture group.

    Witt. Acupuncture in patients with dysmenorrhea. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008.

 This study was funded by health insurance companies, including the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), Betriebskrankenkasse (BKK) Aktiv, Bosch BKK, DaimlerChrysler BKK, Bertelsmann BKK, BKK BMW, Siemens-Betriebskrankenkasse (SBK), BKK Deutsche Bank, BKK Hoechst, HypoVereinsbank BKK, Ford BKK, Betriebskrankenkasse der Allianz Gesellschaften, Vereins- und Westbank BKK, Handelskrankenkasse (HKK), and Innungskrankenkasse (IKK) Hamburg.

 Cite this article as: Witt CM, Reinhold T, Brinkhaus B, et al. Acupuncture in patients with dysmenorrhea: a randomized study on clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in usual care. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:166.e1-166.e8.

PII: S0002-9378(07)00920-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.07.041

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 2 , Pages 166.e1-166.e8 , February 2008

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