Objective: To examine how acupuncture influences post-menopausal vasomotor symptoms, sleep disturbance and quality of life in post-menopausal women. Material and Methods: This randomized-controlled trial was carried out with 80 postmenopausal women. Participants were randomly assigned to the acupuncture group and control group. Control group underwent usual care, while acupuncture group underwent acupuncture treatment for a total of 10 sessions in addition to usual care. The primary outcome measures were the mean change in Menopause Rating Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index at the week 5. The secondary outcome measures included the mean change of Menopause Specific Quality of Life scores and the number of hot flushes from baseline to endpoints. Results: Acupuncture group reported a statistically significant decrease in mean Menopause Rating Scale and Menopause Specific Quality of Life scores from pre-treatment to post-treatment (p=0.000). Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score was 10.1±3.2 at baseline while it decreased to 5.6±2.4 after acupuncture in acupuncture group; the baseline Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score was 10.4±3.2 in control group, it was 10.6±3.4 at the end of the study (p=0.000). In the baseline evaluation, daily hot flush frequency was 11.2±7.1 in acupuncture group and 10.8±6.5 in control group (p=0.798). It was decreased to 3.8±3.2 in acupuncture group, while it was 11.0±6.1 in control group (p=0.000) at 5 week. Conclusion: We demonstrated that 10 sessions of acupuncture treatment has positive effect on postmenopausal symptoms and sleep problems. Additionally, acupuncture practice improved menopause-related quality of life.
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