Table 5.
Secondary study endpoints by treatment group.
| Acupuncture intervention N = 28 |
Lifestyle only intervention N = 28 |
p value | Adjusted analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pregnancy (%) | ||||
| Incidence n = 43 | 4 (16) | 31 (15) | 0.927 | 0.992 |
| Time from study entry to conception (weeks) n = 43 | 5.5 | 10.67 | 0.422 | 0.452 |
| Quality of life changes (MYMOP) n = 43 (mean (SD)) | ||||
| Changes in symptom 1 | 1.27 (2.1) | 1.55 (1.5) | 0.628 | 0.775 |
| Changes in symptom 2 | 1.81 (1.4) | 1.40 (1.1) | 0.305 | 0.291 |
| Changes in activity | 1.80 (1.2) | 0.94 (1.2) | 0.033∗ | 0.047∗ |
| Changes in wellbeing | 0.95 (1.4) | 0.05 (1.4) | 0.043∗ | 0.042∗ |
| Change in MYMOP profile score | 1.47 (1.1) | 1.03 (0.8) | 0.156 | 0.165 |
| Lifestyle change (BMI) | ||||
| Change in BMI (mean (SD)) | 0.0318 (1.1) | −0.75 (1.3) | 0.475 | 0.585 |
| Sustained lifestyle change at 12 months n = 31 (%) | 10 (53) | 6 (50) | 0.886 | |
| Acceptability of intervention n (%) | ||||
| Completion of exit interview | 22 (78.57) | 20 (71.43) | 0.314 | |
| Record of menstrual changes | 26 (92.86) | 16 (57.14) | 0.677 |
1One of these pregnancies was achieved through IVF due to male factor problems for the couple. The participant advised the researcher after her pregnancy that she had used acupuncture prior to this conception, her first ever after years of IVF cycles.
∗ indicates possible statistical significance, for example, p < 0.05.