Auricular Acupressure Trial on Postmenopausal Women's Quality of Life in Qazvin, Iran

A randomized sham-controlled clinical trial in Qazvin, Iran, enrolled 120 postmenopausal women between February and August 2024. The study, authored by Zainab Alimoradi, assessed the effect of auricular acupressure on menopause-specific quality of life using the MENQOL questionnaire across four domains. Data includes QoL scores measured at baseline, 1-month, and 2-month post-intervention.

Use Cases

• Analyze the efficacy of auricular acupressure based on total QoL score changes reported in the description
• Compare intervention effects across vasomotor, physical, psychosocial, and sexual symptom domains based on subscale scores
• Evaluate longitudinal outcomes of complementary therapies based on QoL measurements at three time points
• Assess the variance explained by the intervention based on reported η²-values for total QoL and subscales

Strengths

• Data from a randomized sham-controlled trial with 120 participants (60 intervention, 60 sham)
• QoL assessed using a validated instrument (MENQOL) across four specific domains
• Longitudinal design with measurements at baseline, 1-month, and 2-month post-intervention

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single-city study in Qazvin, Iran

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Data collected via demographic/fertility questionnaires and the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) during a clinical trial.

Time Range

February to August 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 10:28:51; freshness should be verified

Geography

Qazvin, Iran